Monday kicked off
our first full week home with baby Eliza. The day was pretty quiet. As I
mentioned last week, our friend Dawn from Indiana and her daughter are staying
with us this week, so we spent the day hanging out, the girls playing (and
equal amounts fighting). I escaped the house for a quick run to Target…Eliza
needed some pajamas, and I needed some nursing bras. You forget all that fun stuff…engorgement,
pain…OUCH! It was actually really nice to get out of the house; it was
exhausting, but nice. Once home and settled in, Dawn took Eliza’s newborn
pictures for us. Another wonderful benefit of her visit, and they turned out
SUPER cute! The rest of the evening was pretty low key – just relaxing,
nursing, nursing some more. The new norm…
Tuesday was a nice
quiet day at home. After breakfast and some playtime around the house, Dawn
took all of the big girls to the Mall of America for the day. They went on
rides, had some lunch, and wore her out. Meanwhile, Christian and I hung out at
home with baby. Later, Christian was off to have a couple beers with his
friend, while Dawn made us dinner and we girls hung out until bedtime.
Amelia, rocking her "baby" to sleep
How I spend my days...
Wednesday was our
first busy day since we’ve been home. After breakfast, Eliza, Amelia and I hung
out around the house for the day. I actually got some cleaning and picking up
done around the house (which was a DISASTER), so that was pretty awesome.
Again, I was pretty exhausted and uncomfortable when I finished, but it had to
be done. Meanwhile, the rest of the house off to IKEA for the day. Dawn doesn’t
have one close by, so she always makes a stop there when she visits. Christian
picked up a few odds and ends while he was there…I think he likes going there
more than I do! They made a quick stop at the Disney Store at the Mall
afterwards, and made their way home. Once home, we got ready, had a bite to
east, and Christian, Olivia and I were off to her first baseball game. With the
weather, and the baby coming, she only ended up having one practice prior to
this game, which didn’t go well, so I was a little anxious for her. She was
definitely nervous at first, but as the game went on she started warming up, running
and going for every ball by the end of the game. And she is FAST! She ended up
hitting the ball both times she batted,
without the tee, which was super awesome. She assistant coach is a woman and
LOVES Olivia, so I think her extra attention and help really made helped Olivia
feel comfortable. So fun! After the game, we made our way home, had some baths
and called it a night.
Spent the day with these two!
A little playtime outside
First Baseball Game
With everything
going on, I got quite behind on blogging. I have no idea what we did on
Thursday. Must not have been much…I don’t have any pictures from that day
either!
My throwback Thursday photo this week...8 weeks pregnant to 39 weeks. Can't believe baby is already a week old!
Friday was another
pretty quiet day. Our houseguests are leaving for home tomorrow morning, so we
spent most of the day hanging out, chatting and spending our last day together.
We’ve kind of had a tradition of going to Wisconsin Dells with them in the
spring, and their family coming out to stay with us for a week in the summer.
With the baby, we weren’t able to do either of those things, so I’m so grateful
she came out for this week with us. Not to mention all of her help cooking,
picking up, taking care of the girls and keeping my spirits up. She and I did
escape the house in the afternoon for a trip to The Cheesecake Factory. It was
nice to get out, and YUM!!! The rest of the night was pretty low key.
Baby Cuddles
Saturday morning, Dawn
and Brooklyn started on their way home, while we were all off to swim class.
After class, we grabbed some lunch and we were off to Gerten’s to pick up this
years’ flowers and veggies for planting. While it’s nice to get out and be a
little active, it’s also exhausting and wears me out. But, I know it’s good for
me get out though. The trip went pretty well…I did have to take a break halfway
through to head back to the van and feed baby, but we survived. The place was a
complete madhouse though…it was the first really nice day of the spring, so
that brought everybody out of hiding. Once home, Christian took the big girls outside
to play and run off some steam, and he pulled the giant bush we had in the back
of the yard, and tilled the land to expand the garden this year. It’s all ready
for planting, hopefully the weather stays nice so he can get that done soon.
So Tired!
Sleeping through swim class
Saying goodbye to our friends
Working on the new garden
On Sunday we had
some breakfast, the girls played for a while, and after feeding Eliza all
morning, I ran to Target, ALL BY MYSELF, for a quick grocery run. It felt so
nice to get out and have a little quiet alone time for a while. We made a stop
across the street to our friend Sara’s “diaper party”…she’s due in July with a
little boy. We had some food, chatted, the big girls played for a while, Sara
got some baby cuddles in, and when Eliza started getting hungry we made our way
back home. Later this evening, we planted our flower pots and Christian planted
most of the vegetables. Everything is starting to come along.
Until Next Week XOXO
