Other than David going to work every now & then (he mostly worked from home), picking up groceries, our brief time at the hospital when Luke was born and the subsequent doctor visits, we were only with our immediate family for two months.
Two. Months.
I’m definitely an introvert, but even I was dying to see some new faces. My poor social kids have missed their friends so much.
Then my parents came to meet the baby and that was so lovely. After they left we went back into family lock down for a couple more weeks.
For Mila’s birthday, we had a small party at David’s sister’s house with a few family members. We’ve seen them a couple times since, and it’s always such a breath of fresh air.
That’s our circle now. We’ve had a couple brief socially distant visits with friends, and we actually spent the weekend with my parents, my cousin, and her family, which felt like a big deal. (The kids were SO HAPPY to be with other people!)
I’m still not sure at what point we’ll do more than that, though. With the current COVID-19 statistics in Arizona not looking good–the number of positive cases is climbing, both in general and relative to the number of tests being done–I don’t feel comfortable eating out or spending time with many people yet.
(This is an understatement. I am paranoid to the point that I’m worried about becoming agoraphobic & having massive social anxiety. Taking the kids into a truck stop bathroom on our way home from the forest was BEYOND stressful. It’s…not great.)
We’re lonely but doing the best we can. Which is all any of us can do, right?
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