After 3 consecutive weeks of visitors, we’re finally free. Don’t get me wrong. We love family. But this apartment is a little over 1000 square feet, and at one point there were 12 people in it.
To put that into perspective, that’s a population density of approximately 334,540 people per square mile (trust me, I’m an English major), which would make this place about 20x more densely populated than China.
I shouldn’t complain. I don’t have it nearly as bad as some people (check out Conflicted Mean Girl’s run in with her mother-in-law). And somewhere down the line, we’re gonna wish we had Grandma and Grandpa here to babysit again. And Auntie Em to do the dishes. And Uncle Fred to take out the garbage.
But, as of this moment, Leigh Ann and Nathan and I are itching to set this boat a sail just the three of us.
As tough as we have it with my MIL I have to say all of our family listened when we insisted they say away for a month after our daughter was born.
Those first few days and weeks at home with the baby were so nice just the three of us.
I cannot imagine 12 people in the house with a new baby. It’s hard enough without all those people butting in and getting in the way!