Friday: Up to feed the baby. Out to have lunch with my mom and run a million errands in the fabulous weather. Home again to rest a little. After putting the baby to bed, met up with some friends at Kitchen 64 for a late dinner. Home and to sleep.
Saturday: Spent the night tossing and turning due to MEGA PAIN because of a nursing issue (it’s gross and boring, trust me). Finally dragged myself out of bed to feed the baby. Tried to get some rest throughout the morning. Showered and went to my lovely friend Day’s baby shower. Chatted, ate pretty food, and swooned over little baby things (but not to the point of wanting another one). Headed home to rest a bit. Invited people over for an impromptu dinner and wine drinking fest, all the while still dealing with the MEGA PAIN. Went to bed around 12:00.
Sunday: The MEGA PAIN had subsided but decided that the best way to avoid a relapse of MEGA PAIN was to bring the wee babe with me on my scheduled trip up to Arlington for Maura’s shower. Asked Ross to pack “the diaper bags of diaper bags” as this was our first outing lasting more than a couple hours. Made it out the door EXACTLY on time. Stopped after about an hour to feed the baby in a McDonald’s parking lot. Arrived at the shower right on time. Had a lovely time at the shower and got to meet some wonderful people (and catch up with old friends). Headed home in Northern Virginia traffic but somehow managed to arrive just in time to feed the baby again. Gave him applesauce for the first time. Verdict: tart. Taking a minute to rest and write this before doing the final sprint of bathtime and bedtime. So, so tired.
Have a great week!
Friday: Woke up feeling like crap. Ended up having a fever for most of the day. Got in a couple nappish-like experiences in between and taking care of the baby. Welcome home the hubs. Played with the baby, gave him a bath, fed him, and put him down for the night. Enjoyed a lovely dinner of roasted chicken with the hubs. Watched some Firefly. Bed.
Saturday: Up to feed the baby. Various things around the house. Lunch with the in-laws. Home to get a quick rest. Welcomed my mom who came to take care of the baby for a couple hours so we could make a productive trip to the grocery store. Stocked up. Came home to rested and happy baby. Gave him carrots for the first time. Success! Dealt with some stressful work stuff. Did some work. Went to bed. Slept for maybe about 45 minutes. Awesome.
Sunday: Let the baby sleep in a bit to prepare him for his busy day. Fed him around 8 and gave him some cereal. Spent more time freaking out over the work thing. Emails. Phone calls. General fretting. Tried to get some rest after the baby went down for his nap but I was too worked up. Shower. Fed the baby. Got us all dressed to meet the fam for brunch in Hanover. Good food and visiting. Rushed back into town for church. Fed the baby. Proceeded to almost collapse into tears over being so tired. Managed to make it through the service. Home to feed the baby. Carrots again. Mildly interested. Got banished upstairs to get some rest. Played with the baby a bit. Deemed it a no-bath-Sunday. Feeding the baby now (TMI?) Will put him (and myself) to bed soon. But some booze will happen for me before I turn in. I need it.
Friday: Up to feed the baby. Dropped Ross off at work. Home to shower. Did some work. Out to meet my sister for lunch. Ran some errands. Picked Ross up at work. Home to eat homemade pizza and watch some Firefly. Bed.
Saturday: Up to feed the baby. Went back to bed for a bit. Took a shower and got dressed before heading out to Slaughterama. Home to rest a bit. Out again to the inlaws’ house to eat dinner. Dealt with multiple poop explosions from the baby. Tried to watch Slumdog Millionaire but ended up having to go home because the baby was really fussy. Watched more Firefly. Bed.
Sunday: Up to feed the baby. Did some work. Went out and picked up lunch. Home to eat and shower. Met some friends at Legend for a quick snack before church. Church. Good chats. Home to feed the baby and eat dinner. About to feed the baby one more time before putting him down for the night. Evening promises more work, a movie, and bed.
Have a great week!
Friday: Loaded up Ross and the baby to go into the office for a while. Headed home to shower. Back out for lunch with my mom and sister. Home so the baby and I both could get some rest. Picked up Ross and went to the in-laws’ for dinner. Good food and fun times. Home and in bed by 10:30.
Saturday: Baby let me sleep in a bit. Fed him and myself. Lazed about. Put the baby down for a nap. Showered. Had lunch with college roomate. Home again. Quick rest. Fed the baby his dinner and then left him with his dad for the evening. Went to see Duplicity with some lady friends. Home and to bed.
Sunday: Up to feed the baby. Cleaned the kitchen. Did some work. Played with the baby. Repeat several times. Church. Got caught in traffic coming home. Baby was starving. Finally got home. Fed and bathed the baby before putting him down. More work. Some Firefly. Now bed.
Have a great week!
(this entire post was typed on my iPhone)
Friday: Up to feed the baby. Frantically posted RVANews’s coverage of VCU’s heartbreaking loss. Dropped Ross off at work. Came home. Put the baby down for a nap. Took a shower. Fed the baby again. Headed down to VCU to meet my mom for lunch. Ran a quick errand. Stopped by the office to feed the baby again. Back out for more errands. Home to put the baby down for a nap and take a quick rest myself. Fed the baby again. Tried to get him to eat rice cereal again. He still hated it. Puttered. Gave the baby a bath. Final feeding before his bedtime. Various time-wasters on the Internet. To bed late.
Saturday: Up to feed the baby. Ate breakfast. Put the baby down for a nap. Took a shower. Cleaned the bedroom. Watched the Battlestar finale. Fed the baby again. Headed out to Trader Joe’s and Costco. Carried the baby in our new Moby Wrap the entire time. It was a great success. Home to feed the baby again and put him down for a nap. Rested a bit. Fed the baby again. Hung out with Matt and Maura (and Matt’s parents who had never met the baby). Ate delicious homemade pizza after putting the baby down for the night. Good food and chats. Bed.
Sunday: Up to feed the baby. Tried rice cereal again. Yes, still hated it. Put the baby down for a nap. Cuddled with the hubs in bed a bit. Fed the baby again. Took a shower. Played with the baby. Put him down for a nap. Did some work. Fed the baby again. Headed over to church. Kept the baby in the Moby Wrap during the service and he actually napped like he was supposed to. Declare the Moby Wrap the best baby purchase yet. Headed home to feed the baby and eat dinner myself. Much cuddling and playing with the baby. Did the dishes. Gave the baby a bath. Fed the baby. Listened as Ross read him a very outdated Curious George book. Put the baby down for the night. Now doing work and watching Hellboy 2. Missing Battlestar. To bed soon.
Have a great week!
Friday: Woke at 7:30 to nurse the baby. Dropped Ross off at work so I could have the car. Home to put the baby down for a nap, do some work, and take a shower. Fed the baby again and headed to VCU to have lunch with my mom. Showed the baby off to all of her co-workers. Ate at Chilli’s. Was not proud. Home to feed the baby again, have some playtime, and settle in for a nap. Went to pick Ross up. Gave the baby his first taste of rice cereal. His reaction: meh. Put the baby down for the night. Watched some Battlestar. Bed.
Saturday: Up to feed the baby. Ate some breakfast. Put the baby down for a nap. Went back to bed myself for a while. Up to feed the baby again. Playtime, cuddles. Put the baby down for another nap. Took a shower, puttered, etc. Fed the baby again. Repeat, etc. etc. etc. until eternity. Finally got caught up on Battlestar. Bed.
Sunday: Got to sleep in a little bit. Up to feed the baby at almost 8! Breakfast and playtime. Put the baby down for a nap and, yes, took one myself. Up to feed the baby again. Cuddling, playing, battle of wills through tummy time. Put the baby down for nap. Took a shower and did some work. Fed the baby. Headed to church. Visited with friends. Came home. Fed the baby. Tried cereal again. Much better this time. Fabulous dinner of homemade biscuits, chicken, and gravy. Gave the baby a bath. Fed him. He nursed for an entire HOUR and then cried for more. Caved and gave him a couple ounces of formula and suprisingly did not feel bad about it one bit. Read a story. Put the baby to bed. Did some work while watching Kit Kittridge (we’re caught up on Battlestar, what are we supposed to do????). To bed soon!
Have a great week!
Friday: Up to nurse the baby. Various putterings around the house. Off to get an oil change. Home for more puttering, some work, and hang outs with the baby. Noticed a small, supsicious mark on the baby’s leg. Began an all-night worry-fest over the possibility of ringworm. Battlestar. Bed.
Saturday: Woke up at 6:30. Took a shower so I would be ready to take the baby to the doctor as soon as they opened. Fed the baby. Headed over to the doctor. Got good news. Quick stop at Target. Home to get some rest. Welcomed my mom who came to pick up the baby for a sleepover. Made an epic grocery trip to Kroger, Trader Joe’s, and Costco (YAY HOT DOGS!). Home to freshen up. Headed out to two parties for the evening. Home in time to get in one more episode of Battlestar. Bed missing my baby.
Sunday: Woke up from an incredibly hard (albeit short) sleep. Drove to King William to pick up the baby. Headed home. Showered. Played with the baby. Took a walk. Church. Home. In-laws brought dinner over. Went through the baby’s nightly routine: bath, book, boob, bed. DId some work. Watching more Battlestar. To bed soon to hopefully fight off this nasty cough.
Have a great week!
Friday: Day of much fussing/crying/screaming from the baby who was possibly starting to show signs of teething. That’s all I remember.
Saturday: Up at 7:30 to feed the baby. Puttering around the house. More feeding. Off to Joe’s Inn for lunch with the family. Quick stop by the office. Home again. Off to run bulletins for church. Home once again. Cuddling, watching Battlestar, eating, bed.
Sunday: Up at 7:30 to feed the baby. Ridiculous amounts of Battlestar and lazing about. Off to church. Home in the snow. Worked on RVANews stuff. Watched the power flick on and off. Went to bed around 11:00. Up at 11:30 to suction snot out of a very unhappy baby’s nose. Up again 1:00 and 3:00 to baby whimpers. Luckily no more snot needed to be sucked out.
Monday: Snow day! Meaning no showering, naps, food, and lots of TV watching.
Friday: Up to nurse the baby. Was pleasantly surprised when the hubs told me he was going to walk to work so I could have the car. Ate breakfast, got a shower, put the baby down for his morning nap. Once he was up, headed to the bank, Trader Joe’s, and Once Upon A Child. Got tons of clothes for the baby on the cheap. Home to play, nurse, and rest. Out again to pick up the hubs from work. Home. In-laws came over for dinner. Much cooing at the baby. Fed the baby again. Read some Twilight. To bed.
Saturday: Woke up from really not sleeping well at all. Nursed. Got myself showered and what not. Put the baby down for his nap. Relaxed and watched TV. Got the baby up again to nurse and get him ready to have his pictures taken by Jake. Had fun showing the little guy off to the camera. Photo session ended when the baby switched from charming to HOLYCRAPIMSOTIRED. Watched Gone With the Wind. Nursed some more. Took a short nap. Welcomed some friends for dinner. Read more Twilight while they played DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS. Nursed again and put the baby down for the night. Read some more. Was awakened at around 11:30 by a very snotty baby. Suctioned some boogers out. Put the baby back down. Went to sleep.
Sunday: Up at 7:30 to feed the baby. Called my mom to wish her happy birthday. Headed out to run bulletins for church and stop by Target. Back to feed the baby. Family snuggle time in bed (I read a book, hubs read the Internet, baby gummed a rattle). Put the baby down for a nap. Took a shower. Had a nice chat with my friend Stephanie who stopped by on her way through town. Church. Potluck after church. Wrangled a fussy baby all through after-church meeting. Home exhausted. Ate a small and quick dinner. Doing some work. Might watch the Oscars. Definitely will go to bed soon.
Have a great week!
Friday: Went into the office with the baby for a little while. Got a few things done. Met my tall drink of water friend Hayley for lunch. Ran some errands. Back home so the baby and I could both take a quick nap. Back into town to pick up Ross. Stop at Kroger to buy nutritious things like Doritos, Oreos, and Pizza Rolls for our carpet picnic dinner. Home to eat, cuddle with the baby, and watch lots of Battlestar. Bed.
Saturday: Up at 7:30 to feed the baby. Ate some breakfast, cuddled. Went back to sleep for a bit. Up to play with the baby some more and clean. Finally got in the shower around 2. Dropped the baby off in King William for his first sleepover with Grandma. Cried a little. Headed to Cha-Cha’s for the Robot Hearts Happy Hour. Finally met Jack. Had too much to drink. Might have sent about 1,000 text messages letting lots of people know that. Home to drink lots of water and take Advil before going to bed. Up off and on all night with a belly ache because I am officially old to eat crap and drink a lot on the weekends.
Sunday: Finally up at around 9:00. Paced in front of the window waiting for my mom to get here with the baby. Loved on him and cuddled him when he finally arrived. Spent some time watching TV and relaxing. Church. Stopped by the grocery store. Home to eat dinner and deal with a fussy baby. Watched some Battlestar. Read some Twilight. Bed feeling sick.
Hope you have a great week.
