Staying In Touch
One thing that has made living in Arizona difficult on some days for Ryan and I is that neither of our families lives here. Both our parents and our siblings live in Washington, which of course is our home. Since being pregnant with and now having X the distance has been even harder. I am often sad that everyone doesn’t get to see him and see how much he is growing and changing everyday. To ease some of this long distance hardship we have fallen in love with Skype. Skype, if you are not familiar with it, is a free program for your computer that allows you to video chat (you’ll need a webcam) with other people who also have Skype. We’ve been chatting with Ryan’s parents each Sunday since Christmas and we love being able to give them the weekly update and see our nieces and nephews because someone is always over at Nana and Papa’s house! My parents just got Skype this month and my mom and I will often just chat together and I’ll hold X on my lap so he can get some Grandma time in. While its not the same as seeing them in person it helps hold us and them over during the long months where we can’t go home to see everyone. I know Skype has been around a while but I just wanted to thank this nifty little program for allowing us to stay close to our families, even when there is great distance between us.