Callie Finally Visits 3rd Period

We finally made it to school last week to visit my 3rd period. A bunch of them had been emailing me asking when we were going to come visit. The morning classes were hard to visit since Callie typically finally goes down around 1am. We were determined to make it on the last day of school, last thursday. We just barely made it! but it was so worth it. The kids were so excited to see us. One of the funniest things was a group of girls came up close to see her and miraculously Callie was awake! and not only that, she was being super cute and smiling. So of course this gaggle of girls were all with the oooh and the ahhs. I was trying to ask the girls questions and they all started answering unison and almost stepford like. I asked them if the rest of the year went ok with the sub and they all said "Uhhh Huhhhh." It was hilarious. Never underestimate the power of a cute baby on a group of girls apparently. And here I thought we would be a cautionary tale! One of my students had one of her friends with her and he took the cutest picture of Callie, that is above. It is probably my favorite picture of her so far. And since Callie was still awake we moved over to the main office to prove that I had a "real" baby. I had been accused of having a fake baby because she was always asleep when I brought her to school. And of course, by the time we got to the office she was asleep again. Oh well. She did wake up for a bit after our diaper change on the go in the principal's office.

Callie's Musical Tastes

So far we know that Callie likes Lady Gaga. Now we have another to add to the list. We were at a friend's graduation party last night complete with mariachis and Callie loved it! She had been a tad upset before the band took the stage and then was just as happy as could be. So apparently, Callie has very eclectic musical tastes already!

Diaper Changes On The Go!

This was something we haven't done too much of. Last night when we were out to dinner at The Sonoma Chicken Coop we gave it a whirl. I grabbed the girl and all of her accessories and headed towards the bathroom. There was no changing table but there was a nice wide counter to work with. I found yet another use for cloth diapers: pillows for hard changing table surfaces! So we had a successful change on the go. Today while I was at school, finally visiting my 3rd period, little miss Callie was wet wet wet or so I thought. But boy was I mistaken. I had been visiting with the principal and her secretary and told the secretary that I was going to change her in the bathroom down the hall, but she told me just to use the boss' office. So I did. Felt a little strange and overexposed but we did ok. But if only she had just been wet:) I will leave the details to your imagination, but we got cleaned up and did just fine. She was a happy camper after that and I was finally able to prove to the staff that I do indeed have a real baby. I had been accused of having a fake baby because she was always asleep when I brought her to visit.

Adventures in Projectile Liquids

So there we were yesterday almost out the door to go to my work's end of the year BBQ. So into the carseat Callie went. And all of a sudden, more liquid than I thought could have possibly fit into her little body came spewing out all over the car seat and her clothes,which were of course meticulously picked out the occasion. But she wasn't done. ohhh no! I put her on the changing table to get her cleaned up and our little girl spewed like a geyser. I jumped back to avoid as much of the milk, or what used to be milk came hurtling my way. Poor baby was so shocked and upset. I calmed her down and got her cleaned up again. I rocked and talked to her and took her temperature (no fever) and soon she fell asleep. So while she slept I got her clothes cleaned and ready to go for our 2nd attempt. When she woke up she seemed fine so we went down to the park for the bbq. She slept most of the time and we went back home. She had 3-4 feedings in between with no problems and then lo and behold one of her last feedings of the night it happened again. Luckily Bill was there to help me this time. I took her temperature again, still no fever. She of course was hungry very soon after so I tentatively fed her again and she was fine. We talked about whether or not to take her to the doctor the next day. I have an appt with my midwife so I'm going to ask her what she thinks today and am going to keep a close eye on her eating habits today and so far so good. So hopefully it was just that she ate too fast. I had been having trouble with my breastmilk supply after my bout with food poisoning so I had been back on the mother's milk tea and lactation supplements. So my hope is that she just couldn't keep up with the increased supply not that she is sick.

Stroller Hike at Rancho

I went on a StrollerHike outing solo today. It was lovely! It was a beautiful day and a nice paved trail at Rancho San Antonio Preserve. Because it was a smaller group this time, probably 8-10 moms I got a chance to meet some really nice people. It felt good to really connect with some moms. The moms I met at the moms group are nice, but no real connection. One woman even had playdate cards that she handed out to a couple of us. Not sure if I'm ready for playdate cards, given she can't even sit up yet, but maybe some cards with my email address might be in order. One of the funniest things was that everyone was totally floored that we were out of the house at 7 weeks!? I wonder how long they waited to venture outside? I would've gone super crazy without some outings! It was a great walk and it felt wonderful to be outside in the sunshine, especially since I had had a pretty rough morning. It was just what we needed.

Food Poisoning Adventure

So I made a very poor decision friday night and picked up some fast food on my way home from my night out with co-workers. Baaaaad news. Bill and I both got food poisoning. Neither of us had ever had food poisoning before so we were a little worried it was the flu at first. I got sick in the morning and felt like I had been hit by a truck. We checked symptoms to make sure it wasn't mastitis and whether or not I should still nurse Callie. Apparently the only time you shouldn't nurse is if you are hospitalized, in which case, I can't imagine you would feel much like nursing anyway! So I groggily woke up a few times to feed her and back to bed I went. I remembered thinking it was weird that Bill wasn't feeling sick, since his stomach is a lot more sensitive than mine. And lo and behold...Just when I felt better, down went Bill, hard. My body seemed to process it faster than Bill's for some reason. Unfortunately we had to miss a good friend's birthday party, for which we had already reserved Grandma Tere's services. So she came over as planned which was a total godsend, so I wasn't totally on my own when Bill went down for the count. So if we were both gonna get sick, this is the way to do it: in shifts! By Sunday morning Bill was feeling better and it was definitely nice to have everybody back to normal!

Cute Stuff!

Callie has been smiling up a storm and laughed for the first time this week. It is absolutely the most adorable thing in the world.