Good Evening!
This week has come and gone quickly. Dave and I have been having a great time being new parents, despite the random 2 hours Dillinger enjoys being awake in the early morning hours. Last night it was 3:00-5:00AM and Thursday it was from 2:00-4:00AM. Those moments are always frustrating because he's fed, his diaper is clean, and he's not too hot/too cold. He just wants to be awake and after a while of being awake, he becomes overtired and upset. We have to take turns rocking him until he passes out again. I cried last night for the first time in forever! Nevertheless, we wouldn't trade being parents for anything and enjoy watching him grow each day.
Yesterday we received our newborn photos that were done by Bambi Guthrie Photography! Bambi has photographed our engagement, wedding, maternity, and newborn photos. The photos are perfect and are so special to us since Dill definitely does not look like this anymore. To be honest, I was nervous about them because I was 10 days post partum and I felt so out of my body. I felt frumpy in my clothes that fit differently, but the photos turned out amazingly! Just look at them. Dillinger is too damn cute!
Check Bambi out:
Today I started out the day with coffee at Conjure Coffee. I met up with Adrienne and her little one, Saylor. I purchased an iced decaf Americano and a cherry muffin, which were divine. Their coffee is always delicious and I'm bummed that I just bought decaf because I want to buy a pound of theirs! Watching Saylor made me so excited to see Dillinger continue to grow and turn into an eventual 13 month-old. I don't want to rush it, but it's exciting to look forward to. It is so nice to have meals or meet up with people who are easy to talk to! It was a great start to my day.
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| Dillinger Sleeping at Conjure |
After Dave came home, we went to Bo Gonzalez's birthday bash at the Big Apple Pizza. Big Apple needs a new motor for their business, so the birthday bash was to help raise money to fund this need. Dave and I got tacos and hotdogs from Bravas. The LETSdog was delicious- made with herbed cream cheese, homemade everything bagel seasoning, and peppers. I also had the chorizo taco made with a refreshing jicama slaw. I hope that Big Apple receives enough funds to help them purchase a new motor and I hope Bo feels all of the birthday love!
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| Dillinger on the way to Big Apple |
Now that I think of it, I went to South Side High School with both Cody Troup of Conjure Coffee and Bo Gonzalez of Brava's. I'm so proud of how far they have come and how they're following their dreams!
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The LETSdog
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Tomorrow I plan on going to the Big Latch On at Parview Regional's Family Park tomorrow morning. There will be water and food available, swag bags for the first 50 moms present, a raffle, photography, education on how to breastfeed while babywearing, and the opportunity to meet new moms. Dave has mandatory overtime at work, so I think it would be fun to do in his absence. This depends on how exhausted I am in the morning, however, because I'm sure Dillinger will want to wake up at some point.
After that, Dave and I will be visiting my best friend Allysa and her boyfriend Chris in their new home for the weekend. I'm a little nervous about traveling with cloth diapers, as he seems to be so skinny that most are leaking on us. It's also intimidating packing 16 bulky cloth diapers for one day, but he will definitely go through them. Our goal is to spend time with Allysa, go to Ripple Bagel Deli, and shop at Trader Joe's.
On Sunday Dave turns 28 years old and it marks 4 years since Dave asked me to "go steady" with him at a Tin Caps game. He's my favorite and I hope he has a special day full of love. Four years later and I still would choose him every time. Dillinger will also be turning 1 month old on Sunday, which is too hard to think about right now. Babe is growing so fast!
Looking forward, my goal is to begin pumping on Monday. I wanted to wait until after our trip to Indy because I don't want to be pumping in a strange environment. I can't wait to start building a breastmilk stash and to have some more freedom by introducing the bottle. If you have any tips on introducing the bottle to a breastfed baby, let me know. I've been using resources like http://kellymom.com/ and http://workandpump.com/ for reference as well. The thought of introducing a bottle makes me want to cry because breastfeeding is our time to bond and I have anxiety about him not taking a bottle, but I know it will be okay in the long run. As a mom, all of these little milestones feel so huge, emotional, and overwhelming. Looking back, I know I'll laugh.
I hope you all have a great weekend!
-Lauren
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