Mommy and Daniel's Day of Fun

People keep commenting on how brave I am to take my baby out with me. Sure, everything takes a bit longer, but it's really not that bad!

Yesterday I finally had my 6 week post partum checkup (almost 8 weeks really) and I wanted to take Daniel along so my doctor could see him. Plus I had shopping to do and since I haven't been faithful in doing bottles it made sense to take him. Jacob had the day off and enjoyed the quiet all day.

He slept the whole way to Springfield and of course woke up as soon as we got there. He got fussy in the waiting room, so I took him out of the car seat to play with him. He continued fussing until he had a giant poop! Once I got in the exam room, I got him changed and he was content again. Of course we had to wait awhile before the doctor came in and he got fussy again, so I fed him enough to calm him down before she came in.

I've said it many times, but I love my OB. If all doctor's were like her, I'd be a lot more trusting of what they say. I really wish she was a family doctor too. Daniel was starting to fuss again, so she held him and played with him. He even spit up on her and she didn't mind one bit.  I was able to get a few pictures of her with him. They crack me up!

I ended up feeding him again before we left and then we headed out to go shopping. I had Christmas money for him and for me. I ended up buying a bunch of stuff for him and nothing for me, Buying for a baby is way more fun!

This is the loot that Daniel scored.

First stop was Babies R Us. My deals were the baseball t-shirt, shorts and Cards shirt. Those 3 together were around $6 on major clearance. I remember wanting to get him a Cardinals t-shirt last summer but they were $17. This proves that patience is a good thing! I also got him a bigger swaddle blanket and "Love You Forever"

Next we went to Kohls. I had a newborn outfit to return that he never wore and still had the tags on it. With that money I got the monkey outfit and the ducky book and it only cost me a little over a dollar. I was smart and used the stroller so I wouldn't have to haul the car seat carrier all through the store.

I also met up with my friend, Audrey who gave me 2 big bags of clothes. Mostly 12 month clothes that don't fit her little guy anymore. Hopefully we can get some use out of them. There was also an adorable Halloween costume, so as long as it fits, Daniel will be a giraffe this year!

I had a couple of returns to make at Old Navy. I just carried the car seat in there. Ugh. That was dumb. I just had them put the money back on my card and left. He was sleeping, but A: the carrier is heavy. and B: I was having a huge hot flash in there and just wanted to get out fast!

Last stop was Target. That's the one I looked forward to the most...yet ended up exhausted in the end. Daniel had woken up so I decided to change his diaper. He wasn't fussy, but I knew it was only a matter of time before he started wailing to let me know it was time to eat. I had my nursing cover, but I pondered where to sit and feed him? Then it dawned on me. I rolled on back to the dressing rooms and asked the attendant if I could feed him in one of the rooms. Pretty genius if I do say so myself.

They're rearranging the entire store, so stuff was EVERYWHERE. Pretty confusing. I ended up getting Daniel the music toy and a winter coat for next year. The coat was originally $32.99 and I got it for $9.58! (Well actually free because I had a gift card, but still a sweet deal). I really wanted to get him a couple of older sleep and plays, but due to everything being scattered and them clearancing out a lot of stuff I couldn't find any.  I finally decided to see if there was anything I could find for me. Well...that's when Daniel decided our day of fun was now over. I was THAT mom...wheeling my baby through the store and he wailed and carried on. Oops! He was out about 2 minutes after the car started and he slept all the way home.

I exhausted the poor boy! He fell asleep at 10:00ish (an hour earlier than usual) and slept until 3:30! Then we were up for awhile and then he slept another 3.5. Woohoo! Successful day and night. Plus he was happy when he woke up!

It's been hard to keep up here...mostly because I prefer to cuddle with my little man! A couple of other things:

*Daniel has started smiling more and recognizes Jacob and I. It melts my heart each time he smiles (and it makes up for his screaming too!)

*Over the weekend we went to Villa Grove to surprise Grandma and Grandpa. It worked! They were very surprised when we came walking into church! We stayed the whole day.

First time at Grandma and Grandpa's house!

They had so much fun getting to play with him more and see more of his smile. He even started rolling to his side. Probably won't be too long before he completely rolls over.

*Next weekend Jacob is going to All State. If the weather holds out, Daniel and I are going to trek to Iowa for a visit! I have no clue how a 4.5 hour car ride will go by myself. I'm sure It'll take closer to 5.5, but that's okay. Jacob gets really busy in the winter, so we really don't know when we'd make it together with him, so he said to go ahead and go if I want to. I want him to meet his great grandparents before he gets too much bigger. I'll also plan on going to Valley View so all my church peeps can see him too! I called and rescheduled his doctor appt. I had it scheduled for next Thursday, but he's getting shots and I don't know how he'll react. Don't want to take a miserable baby on a trip, so we bumped it up to next Monday. Yay!