Acting like a baby!

Daddy went on a week long fishing trip and Caleb and I had a great week! Caleb was a baby to brag about.
TUESDAY:
Jack McGowans was wonderful in the morning. It was hot but the breeze off the river in the valley was perfect. Of course we left before it got too hot and uncomfortable. Besides, we had company coming to visit. My high school math teacher and Mock Trial coach, Barb, came to visit. He got some more books and adorable outfits. He is one well dressed kid! We stayed inside for the night since it was so warm! Tuesday night he slept 6 hours in a row! WOOHOO!

Marcia holding Caleb. He loves her!! He ended up leaving his mark on her :)

 

WEDNESDAY:
This morning we went to cousin Josie's 8th grade graduation. Caleb slept through the whole thing, like a good baby:) He got to see another of Aunt Jen's murals too...amazing! Every year the 8th grade chooses a quote and does a mural that they sign. Jen did the artwork and it is picture worthy!

From there we went to Target. I nursed in the car before going in. That was my first public "nurse on the go" experience on my own and it went very well! I will (have to) do it again:) We needed to get a hat for Caleb considering the beautiful sunny weather we are having. Here's a looker in it!

Wednesday night we went to visit the other solo momma and baby. Angie and Aaron hosted dinner and an evening walk. Caleb is almost exactly one month older than Caleb. It's so fun to get a preview of what fun things Caleb will be up to next!

Caleb and Aaron

THURSDAY:
Daddy came home early!! But he slept most of the day:) But boy are we glad to see him!

This morning we had an appointment and then had a company twice! Mary O came for a walk and he got some more wonderful books and an adorable stuffed puppy. Then my high school friends (Laura, Dani & Dani) stopped by bringing DQ!

From there we went to a retirement party for my mom's PT co-worker, Meg. Meg is a grandma too. It is her grandson that gives Caleb many hand-me-downs. It is so generous!!

FRIDAY:
Back to work! Nana babysat while mommy (me) went to work to clean out her classroom. Overall it was a good day. I did ok apart from Caleb but I did stop by twice and he was only 4 blocks away! Caleb had fun with Nana and Papa even stopped by!

This is the day his sleeping changed. Friday night Caleb wasn't the good little sleeper he usually is! He was up almost every 2.5 hours! To be honest I was bummed that my "perfect" baby wasn't cooperating, but with a little perspective I have realized he's "Acting like a baby!" Babies are supposed to change and grow and keep their parents humble.

This continued for the weekend. Suddenly twice a day he would get so mad during nursing that he wouldn't really nurse. Sometimes he could latch because he was so mad. I would have to settle him down, maybe even rock him to sleep for a cat nap and then try again. Again, his nursing is something I had bragged about, but he changed it up to keep me humble.

Saturday we went to a college friend's baby shower in Bloomington. Just last summer Molly and I were talking over supper and dreaming/praying about having babies of our own. Here were are the next summer with babies!! God is good!

On the way home we had a cool drink with another college friend, Anna. He decided to be a fussy nurser again so we had our cool drink in the car with the windows down. Thank goodness for another beautiful day!

We seem to be on the go alot! I don't realize it until I jot it all down! Whoa! He is a good baby to put up with all of this jostling and running about!

Well, I still haven't gotten more than three hours of sleep in a row for the last five days, so pray for a little reprieve please:)