Ryan and Mike came for a visit. They really got me out of the house and I practiced breast feeding in public for the first time. It happened at Outback Steakhouse. Selena hit a high octave and I finally had to do the boob thing with much reluctance, but it wasn’t bad and now I’m a pro, or something of the sort…if one can be a boob pro

I quote Mike, “It looks like two cats fighting under that hootie hider.” Yup…and one day she will pull it off of me and I will flash the world.

Ryan and Mike were a little nervous at first holding Selena, but by the end of their visit they were excellent with her. Ryan’s soothing songs were Selena’s favorite. You can see the pic above…I think that was Ryan’s first time holding a newborn….aaaawww.

We had many adventures from hitting up Leavenworth, to dining out frequently, to visiting Snoqualmie falls. I would normally say this is just a week in the life of, but with a newborn everything is a bit more difficult…and as I sit here and type she stirs, its really hard to take a shower and go to the bathroom with a wee one who hates to take naps during the day….egads. At least she sleeps well at night.

In other topics, the Sounders are kicking off their season against Philly tonight. Peter and I are having our first date. Jamie and Lisa are watching Selena. I hope she does well….she has been a crank pot today. Selena will get her first date night with Silas.

Sara and Grambo have been in town for a visit. Its been great having them here to help out. Selena enjoyed meeting her Aunt and Great Grandmother.

Breast feeding in public…egads

I’ve been venturing out for errands with Grambo and Sara and getting more comfortable getting out of the house with Selena. I haven’t run into a public breast feeding episode but I’m sure it will happen soon. I’ve been getting cabin fever, and frustrated with the whole figuring out the baby’s needs etc., but Peter and I are getting better and recognizing what she wants more and more….this is hard work…who knew…hahhahah.

In other news we’ve been going to dinner frequently and the Sounders season kick off is coming up. Peter and I need to figure out what to do with Selena for the first game…or it looks like we may have to flip a coin.

Grambo leaves tomorrow morning and Ryan and Mike come in tomorrow night, just in time to celebrate with a green beer!

So here we are over two weeks in with a new baby and things are looking good so far. She’s a fluid machine when it comes to spitting up and diapers. She had her last doc. appointment on Wednesday and weighed 7 pounds 9 ounces, so she’s way above her birth weight, so now we can stop waking her up to feed. Funny thing is she likes to sleep at night and still doesn’t really cry to wake us, but we can hear her making noises, so we get her up.

Mims, her grandma, is in town until next Wednesday and its been great having her here. She’s been a big help. Peter is back at work and I’m still trying to figure out how to nap….hahah I usually crash around 2 or 3pm, I’m just not use to napping.

I still have cabin fever but we managed to get out a little bit yesterday. I pretended Sarah wasn’t here and put Selena in the car seat and got her in the car….I was a scared about this….silly I know, but everything is new to me and taking a little wee one out somewhere is just nerve racking at first….but then it’s like, “oh..that was easy.”

In other news, Sean may be coming up here this weekend, something is wrong with their dog and the vet can’t figure it out, so I hope things are ok.

I’m ready to start running, but my body tells me to wait a wee bit longer.

Eli

The past two weeks have been a lot of trial and error when it comes to all things baby. Peter and I have had our moments but we’re hanging strong and learning a lot. Selena likes to sleep, so we have to wake her to feed….she also gets the hiccups frequently and likes to pee right when we change her diaper while grabbing a new diaper….hahaha. Needless to say we do laundry constantly, but we have a pretty chill baby.

Things I’ve learned to do while taking care of Selena:

texting while cuddling, checking email while pumping, reading a novel and magazines while breast feeding (Selena learned all about the economy and finances), grabbing my water bottle with my feet (I’m really good at this), typing and eating with my left hand (I’m a little slow with the left hand right now but getting better).

The neighbors gave us a baby bjorn carrier so I can’t wait to take her for a walk. I went for a 2 mile walk yesterday and it was a little much after labor….it’s only been 10 days, so I probably need to wait a little longer for exercise. I’m getting cabin fever.

Peter went back to work today for a half day and we miss him already.

Eli