Dancing 'Round the Christmas Tree

We are decorating our Christmas tree and counting down the days to December 31/January 1, when we will celebrate Isabella's first Christmas.  Our tree this year is just 6 feet tall -- 1/3rd the size of trees in years past.  It is much less overwhelming, I must admit -- no need to break out the ladder to decorate, I can even reach the star on my own.

This is the first day that I have had time to sit back and relax, and suddenly I MISS my baby girl.  I have gone through all of my photos and video several times today, obsessing about every little digitized detail. My heart aches.  Tonight, I considered flying over early to stay with her.  Matthew would be just fine (I won't think too much about what that says about HIS attachment issues!), but I would miss him and Jon too much.  Having my family divided between two continents is killing me.