The Long Road Home

We're days away, now, from John's homecoming! I've never been so excited to see him! This has been the longest TDY he's had since we were married, and is obviously the most difficult timing. Benjamin will be seven and a half months old when he gets home, so John will have missed more than half his life... I'm always a little nervous about John coming home (surprising as it may sound). There is always a time of adjustment contrary to the common belief that it is a purely honeymoon period. That's not to say we aren't happy... It's just a strange week or so! Just like everything else, this anxiety is magnified by the implications of being parents. Benjamin is a totally different baby. He's almost a child now. I'm not certain he'll understand who John is or be susceptible to his parenting. I know they will like each other though. John will be amazed by the leaps and bounds Ben has made in his development and I'm sure Benjamin will be enchanted with John.