Adjusting to Life...

Tuesday Mom, Aunt Emily & I went to Mom & Baby yoga. I still wasn't ready to let Mommy fully enjoy class. I much preferred her holding me for the majority of class, but I did allow her to get a few poses in. Mom's pretty impressive with her yoga - she mastered some poses while holding me - I imagine that takes lots of strength & balance. After yoga I napped while Mom helped Aunt Emily shop for new pants at the King of Prussia mall. They shopped for a couple of hours while I snoozed & then decided to join a mommy meetup at Valley Forge park. We walked with 2 other babies - Finley (8 weeks) & Lucas (1 year). I slept the whole time. I got quite an impressive amount of sleep during the afternoon - 5 & 1/2 hours - WOW. On Wednesday, I got to hang out with Aunt Emily, while Mommy spent a few hours running errands and getting a massage. I thought it would be really nice to treat Mom to a massage after all her love and support this first month. While Mom was gone I went for a walk in Morris Arboretum with Aunt Emily & then she gave me a bath (my 1st bath in the big tub). Mom was so relaxed after her afternoon out & massage. She told me she even stopped at Starbucks for a pumpkin spice latte - sounds tasty. With Aunt Emily in Morris Arboretum:

Here's a funny note from today: This morning I felt a shooting pain & didn't know where it was coming from or what to do about it, so I did the only thing I knew would get Mom's attention to help: I furrowed my brow, turned bright red & let out a very loud scream. Mom came over & instantly started laughing. Apparently I shoved my pointer finger up my nostril & couldn't figure out how to get it out. Tonight I worked long & hard making a sign to send to Pop for his 50th birthday:

Pop said I am so smart - definitely Princeton material (Mom thinks maybe Stanford material - as long as I can figure out how to take my finger out of my nose once I've jammed it up there). Thursday & Friday were tough days for Mommy & I. All I wanted to do Thursday was nurse, so Mom fed me and changed me all day long. We didn't leave the house at all. All in all not such a bad day, but I think Mom was pretty tired by the time Dad got home from his team building activity at 10PM (after his conference his team went on a ghost hunt in Society Hill - maybe next time he can take me with him to catch ghosts). Friday was rough because all I wanted to do was eat again. When I wasn't eating, peeing or pooping, I was crying and screaming. Nap time wasn't in the cards for me today. Mom was pretty frustrated because we didn't get to go to Mommy Coffee hour or the 1PM hayride with the mom's group like she had planned. She tried really hard to get me to nap during the afternoon, but all I did was cry and scream. I was trying to tell her all I wanted to do was to keep eating, but she kept trying to get me to nap (I'll admit I was probably a bit overtired too) - Mom & I both ended up crying this afternoon. Mommy felt bad that she couldn't make me happy & I felt bad that I made her cry, but honestly Mom I just wanted food. We both finally took a 3 & 1/2 hour nap late afternoon & woke up when Daddy got home from work. Dad made us dinner & brought it to us in bed because of course I wanted to eat as soon as I woke up from my nap. I promise not to make Mommy cry again & she promises to adjust her expectations for our daily schedule. It's alright that we missed the hayride Mom - I probably wasn't going to remember it anyway. Fun weekend plans: preparing for Hurricane Sandy (grocery shopping), checking out Harry Potter weekend in Chestnut Hill & watching the quidditch tournament at Chestnut Hill College, hanging with Dad at Uncle Jon & Ann Marie's Halloween party while Mommy goes to Tatum's bachelorette party (I'm letting her go to dinner with the girls & promise to take the bottle from Dad) & possibly going to "Boo at the Zoo" on Sunday if the rain holds out.