Erin and I just returned last night from our wonderful trip to Portland. We were out there for a week, which explains my lack of posting. Erin had her first and second plane rides, she met lots of family and friends, we went to Erin's first parade and Erin continued to get bigger and stronger this week. We missed Matt an awful lot while we were gone.The plane rides went very smoothly. Andy traveled with us on our flight out and it went great. Erin slept for most of the trip and we nursed successfully (although very awkwardly) on the flight out. She didn't have any trouble with her ears during take off and landing and she didn't fuss at all the whole flight. The flight back home went just as easily. She slept soundly and was nice and quiet without any blow-out diapers. I was thrilled!We were able to get a few visits to Papa Joe and Jeannette which was great. Papa Joe got to meet his newest granddaughter and just for fun helped us come up with a scheme to stick the airlines with a box of poopy diapers... he's very devious. Papa Joe also offered to feed Erin her first taste of ice cream when the time is right. I can't imagine anyone else more qualified to do it.
Erin also got to meet her aunties Rachel and Jan, her uncle Nick and her cousins Lucy and Brennan. Lucy was very interested in all things Erin and accompanied us to watch every diaper change. She also picked out most of Erin's clothes while we were there and was the official keeper of the "fire-pass" which is Lucy's name for the pacifier. Lucy also informed me that she really did want Baby Prekker to be a boy and that maybe Erin could go back in my tummy and be a boy when she came out again. Erin is getting more active and lively every day. She loves to thrash her limbs around after being freed from her swaddle. When she's swaddled we like to call her the "baby burrito." She has started smiling more often and is generally most smiley first thing in the morning and sometimes even giggles in her sleep. I'm not sure if this will last or she will become surely in the morning like a good Lee girl. We started noticing how much she loves being held so she can sleep with her head tipped all the way back at the most uncomfortable looking angle.
Sleep was a bit of a problem in Portland. I figured that we would run into some trouble with the time change, but she surprised me by refusing to sleep for more than an hour or so at a time for the first few nights. It was painful, especially considering how well she was sleeping at home before we left. She did, however, manage to start sleeping better by the last few nights in Portland. I think that it was a combination of a new crib in a new place, lots of activity during the days and a complete lack of any kind of routine. Luckily she really slept pretty well our first night home. I hope it lasts.
We got to spend lots of time with my good friend Laura and her daughter Anna. We went to the junior rose festival parade, visited Laura's store and had a great time together. We also got to see my friend Haley who has baby due in August. We can't wait to come home this fall and see another new baby!
Erin and I just returned last night from our wonderful trip to Portland. We were out there for a week, which explains my lack of posting. Erin had her first and second plane rides, she met lots of family and friends, we went to Erin's first parade and Erin continued to get bigger and stronger this week. We missed Matt an awful lot while we were gone.The plane rides went very smoothly. Andy traveled with us on our flight out and it went great. Erin slept for most of the trip and we nursed successfully (although very awkwardly) on the flight out. She didn't have any trouble with her ears during take off and landing and she didn't fuss at all the whole flight. The flight back home went just as easily. She slept soundly and was nice and quiet without any blow-out diapers. I was thrilled!We were able to get a few visits to Papa Joe and Jeannette which was great. Papa Joe got to meet his newest granddaughter and just for fun helped us come up with a scheme to stick the airlines with a box of poopy diapers... he's very devious. Papa Joe also offered to feed Erin her first taste of ice cream when the time is right. I can't imagine anyone else more qualified to do it.
Erin also got to meet her aunties Rachel and Jan, her uncle Nick and her cousins Lucy and Brennan. Lucy was very interested in all things Erin and accompanied us to watch every diaper change. She also picked out most of Erin's clothes while we were there and was the official keeper of the "fire-pass" which is Lucy's name for the pacifier. Lucy also informed me that she really did want Baby Prekker to be a boy and that maybe Erin could go back in my tummy and be a boy when she came out again. Erin is getting more active and lively every day. She loves to thrash her limbs around after being freed from her swaddle. When she's swaddled we like to call her the "baby burrito." She has started smiling more often and is generally most smiley first thing in the morning and sometimes even giggles in her sleep. I'm not sure if this will last or she will become surely in the morning like a good Lee girl. We started noticing how much she loves being held so she can sleep with her head tipped all the way back at the most uncomfortable looking angle.
Sleep was a bit of a problem in Portland. I figured that we would run into some trouble with the time change, but she surprised me by refusing to sleep for more than an hour or so at a time for the first few nights. It was painful, especially considering how well she was sleeping at home before we left. She did, however, manage to start sleeping better by the last few nights in Portland. I think that it was a combination of a new crib in a new place, lots of activity during the days and a complete lack of any kind of routine. Luckily she really slept pretty well our first night home. I hope it lasts.
We got to spend lots of time with my good friend Laura and her daughter Anna. We went to the junior rose festival parade, visited Laura's store and had a great time together. We also got to see my friend Haley who has baby due in August. We can't wait to come home this fall and see another new baby!
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it was so great to see you and to meet Erin - I'm sorry that I missed brunch... the library was necessary :( Hope to see you next time you're in town. LOVE the pic of you, Laura, Haley, Erin, and Anna!
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