Rose and I have had so many fun adventures this week! Here are the highlights:
Monday
We met up with my "bookclub" for lunch in Northfield (at Hogan Bros - mmmm, turkey sandwich and diet coke!) and then walked around campus. Classes were still in session and it was weird to be there with a stroller! But it was so nice to catch up with Mary, Jess, Dotty (and her son, Anders), and the new Dr. Jaimi J!
We figured out that Rose and Anders could be part of the Carleton class of '34...
Tuesday
New Mama class day! So great to have a reason to leave the house. :) We stayed after class to get Rose's weight...our little milk monster now weighs ten pounds two ounces!!!
Wednesday
Mike's 34th birthday! He got permission from his adviser to take the day off (will wonders never cease!), so after he got home from his twice-weekly volunteering at the SLP high school he opted to spend some quality time with Rose (which meant a leisurely weekday shower for me!). Then we checked out REI's sale, ate some gelato at Pandolfi, and had a lovely lunch at Republic. Then I was "on Rose duty" while Mike took a long birthday nap, then he took over "Rose duty" while I had a wonderful, amazing, glorious post-natal massage (thank you, Marsha!!!). I wish every day was Mike's birthday :)
Thursday
Yesterday it was super rainy and cold, so I finally got up the nerve to try on non-maternity pants...and my favorite jeans fit! Hallelujah! (I didn't have the nerve to try on any other pants, but I am cautiously optimistic that I will one day wear non-elastic clothing once again!) Rose and I had lunch with with the others from our New Mama class, then we had a visit from Grammy. Oh, and had delicious BBQ chicken for dinner, courtesy of my parents!
Friday
We dropped Mike off for work, then we went for a stroll around Cedar Lake. She got hungry partway through, so I found a secluded bench (overlooking the water) on which I could feed her. Just as her meal was getting underway beneath the nursing cover, two fishermen set themselves up right in front of me! Ugh! So much for my secluded bench with the nice view.
"Well, at least we'll be done soon," I figured, shrugging it off.
One of the men was very nice and tried to strike up a conversation: "How old is your baby?"
"Almost 5 weeks," I replied.
"Five weeks?!" he responded, seeming incredulous. "This I have to see!" And he proceeded to make a beeline straight toward the nursing cover!!
"She'll be done eating in just a minute!!!" I frantically sputtered at him.
It was at that moment that he seemed to understand what a nursing cover was. He got bright red, apologized profusely, and kept his back firmly toward us for the rest of Rose's lunch.
Sigh. Well, I guess I'm getting over my fear of nursing in public!
Miscellaneous
In other news, I learned today that my phone has a list of the most frequently called numbers. Sadly, my most frequent contacts are:
1. Mike
2. my parents
3. my grandma
4. my friend Marcy
5. the lactation consultations :)
Rose had developed the charming tendency of clamping down with her gums and violently arching her head back I wasn't holding her just right, so it took a few more calls to my favorite lactation specialist to get that sorted out. But otherwise things are going well in the breastfeeding realm!
Finally, I would just like a little (one-handed) applause for the fact that I typed most of this post with only one hand, since our little girl has decided that she only wants to be held. All. The. Time. It might be a little annoying if she weren't so darn cute...
Monday
We met up with my "bookclub" for lunch in Northfield (at Hogan Bros - mmmm, turkey sandwich and diet coke!) and then walked around campus. Classes were still in session and it was weird to be there with a stroller! But it was so nice to catch up with Mary, Jess, Dotty (and her son, Anders), and the new Dr. Jaimi J!
We figured out that Rose and Anders could be part of the Carleton class of '34...
Tuesday
New Mama class day! So great to have a reason to leave the house. :) We stayed after class to get Rose's weight...our little milk monster now weighs ten pounds two ounces!!!
Wednesday
Mike's 34th birthday! He got permission from his adviser to take the day off (will wonders never cease!), so after he got home from his twice-weekly volunteering at the SLP high school he opted to spend some quality time with Rose (which meant a leisurely weekday shower for me!). Then we checked out REI's sale, ate some gelato at Pandolfi, and had a lovely lunch at Republic. Then I was "on Rose duty" while Mike took a long birthday nap, then he took over "Rose duty" while I had a wonderful, amazing, glorious post-natal massage (thank you, Marsha!!!). I wish every day was Mike's birthday :)
Thursday
Yesterday it was super rainy and cold, so I finally got up the nerve to try on non-maternity pants...and my favorite jeans fit! Hallelujah! (I didn't have the nerve to try on any other pants, but I am cautiously optimistic that I will one day wear non-elastic clothing once again!) Rose and I had lunch with with the others from our New Mama class, then we had a visit from Grammy. Oh, and had delicious BBQ chicken for dinner, courtesy of my parents!
Friday
We dropped Mike off for work, then we went for a stroll around Cedar Lake. She got hungry partway through, so I found a secluded bench (overlooking the water) on which I could feed her. Just as her meal was getting underway beneath the nursing cover, two fishermen set themselves up right in front of me! Ugh! So much for my secluded bench with the nice view.
"Well, at least we'll be done soon," I figured, shrugging it off.
One of the men was very nice and tried to strike up a conversation: "How old is your baby?"
"Almost 5 weeks," I replied.
"Five weeks?!" he responded, seeming incredulous. "This I have to see!" And he proceeded to make a beeline straight toward the nursing cover!!
"She'll be done eating in just a minute!!!" I frantically sputtered at him.
It was at that moment that he seemed to understand what a nursing cover was. He got bright red, apologized profusely, and kept his back firmly toward us for the rest of Rose's lunch.
Sigh. Well, I guess I'm getting over my fear of nursing in public!
Miscellaneous
In other news, I learned today that my phone has a list of the most frequently called numbers. Sadly, my most frequent contacts are:
1. Mike
2. my parents
3. my grandma
4. my friend Marcy
5. the lactation consultations :)
Rose had developed the charming tendency of clamping down with her gums and violently arching her head back I wasn't holding her just right, so it took a few more calls to my favorite lactation specialist to get that sorted out. But otherwise things are going well in the breastfeeding realm!
Finally, I would just like a little (one-handed) applause for the fact that I typed most of this post with only one hand, since our little girl has decided that she only wants to be held. All. The. Time. It might be a little annoying if she weren't so darn cute...
Happy Memorial Day weekend, everyone!
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