161: skype

Skype has proven to be completely invaluable to our family. We don't use it all that terribly often, but we use it often enough to make a difference to the girls. I am convinced that Skype is the reason that Dagny is so comfortable with some of our family that she doesn't see on a regular basis. Kinsley was around our parents and siblings on a near-daily basis when she was a baby/toddler but Dagny hasn't been since we've been in Eugene since she was only a couple of months old. But seeing the faces of Yaya and Papa and Gramma and Baba and Boo Boo and Auntie D on Skype ... she gets to talk to them and interact with them a little bit. She hears their voices and sees their facial expressions. And then when we actually do get to see everyone in person, the "settle in" time is so minimal. Moving away from our friends and family was hard - it was the obvious choice for us and we knew it would be short-term, but it was still hard. But Skype has helped us to feel like we are closer in proximity to our family than we are and has let us visit with them more often than we would otherwise be able to. Very thankful for Skype.