8/17/10 - Shopping Attempt = Fail

Well, it's day two of just Amelia and me. It started off OK. She was a little fussy this morning, but it was tolerable. She finally got her belly full enough that she was tired and ready to nap. I got her sound asleep and stuck her in her car seat...it was time for our first attempt at shopping! I needed to run to Sam's Club and Target...I had a few necessities to get each place, and wanted to just wander around Target for some extras. I got to Sam's, picked up my stuff there, and we left. She woke up as soon as we got there, but she survived and made it through the store just fine...HUGE relief!

We got to Target, and it was a whole different story. The second we walked into the store, she started crying. So, I took her out of her car seat and carried her (while pushing the cart) through the store. That worked briefly...but she just got more and more worked up as we went along. Finally, I just had to say screw the extras and practically ran through the store getting everything I needed.

Once we got home I was just exhausted. I was so disappointed...I hoped that she would like being out and about, taking in all of the new sights and sounds. Instead, she's just too clingy. And, I think with her eating habits still being so constant, she's just not ready to be out in the real world for long periods of time.

Today was also out first attempt at a bottle. I started pumping, at the doctors recommendation, and gave her the first bottle this afternoon. I was actually in tears as I gave her that bottle....I'm so scared of doing anything that could jeopardize the breastfeeding. Thankfully, the bottle really did fill her up, and she took a nice, long nap. And, after her nap, she nursed just like normal, like nothing had ever happened. I'm so grateful for that! Now, hopefully this will help make her a happier baby! Here's our little peanut today...