Family Weekend

Since my last post (Movie Monday) here is a quick recap of the week: 

Tuesday - Lauren called gas company and they found a gas leak on water heater; took up most of day to get plumber in here and replace the valve.  Had first conf. call with work in the afternoon, then walked to Belmont to visit Geoff's parents.

Wed - had lunch with new mom's group and then class till 4pm.  It was very wet and rainy out.

Thursday - Dr. appt and then trip to Costco

Friday - Lauren, Sam and I went for a walk around Fresh Pond in the morning; then I went to work for the first time since the end of November; Geoff had friends over for poker night

Saturday - My mom visited in morning; Lauren and I went to Celtics game; Geoff's parents visited Geoff and Sam; Geoff went out at night

Sunday - Visited my Dad in Saugus and saw Kevin and Holly as well; then stopped by Colleens to see her family.  Made a trip to the mall to buy a new stove. Went to the gym for the first time in an eon.  Watched closing ceremonies with Lauren.

Movie Day

Today was Sam's first movie experience.  The Capital Theater in Arlington has a Mommy/Baby movie every Monday afternoon so we all (Lauren, Sam and I) went today.  We met up with Christina and Nicholas as well - it was really fun.  There were so many moms and babies - it was really remarkable - a whole sub culture that you would never know existed.  The movie was "It's Complicated" it was pretty good and the type of movie you can still figure out what is going on if you need to change a dirty diaper or bounce a baby in the hall for a bit.

Before the movie we went for a long walk around Arlington to take advantage of the great weather (45 degrees and sunny).

Hot Nanny Alert :)

 

This week Sam got to meet Lauren :)  She arrived around midnight on Saturday and we have been having such a great time.  We have been working on fixing up the guest bedroom and sorting out a bunch of our stuff.  We re-organized - well organized technically ;) - the basement and I just have a few more boxes of stuff to go through and that will be complete.  We also made a trip to Jordan's furniture to fix up the living room so I can get rid of the brown corduroy couch and chair.  They are really eye sores and I cannot wait to see them on the curb on trash pick up day.  We did not see anything we we thrilled about to purchase when we were there, expect for this double chaise that was really comfortable but not that high up on the practical side.  I think we will make a trip to IKEA to see what they have.  I really just don't know what their furniture looks like - their shelves and the like are fine - but worth considering.

Today is our first new mom's class at Isis. It was supposed to start last week but was delayed bcs of the snow.  It snowed a lot yesterday into today, but it is really pretty out.  Lauren is going to drive us to class and then work on some stuff she has.  It has been really wonderful having he here - it is just so nice to have her company and have a helping hand with Sam :)

Lauren is approaching!!! :)

So fantastic news! Lauren is about a day and a half away from us - she is going to be in Phili tonight and will be arriving over the weekend :)

What the Nanny cam would see

I think I have a new name for this blog - at least for the time being. It reminds of all the silly things I do during the day to either entertain Sam or entertain myself like:

Singing to a Meatloaf song during his morning bottle

Drinking 2 or 3 cups of caff. tea (depending on the day) and then moving on to herbal in the afternoon.

Repeatedly moving coffee table few inches in all directions - there is no final resting place.

Lots of baby wipes used and frequent hand washing.

Getting better all the time

So good news - Sam is back on the mend after being very unhappy with his stomach for the past week - mostly acid reflux issues - but not fun at all.

You can tell he is feeling better bcs I can actually put him down today :) I put him in his swing this morning and he just dozed off. This may be normal for most, but a pretty big deal for this guy and for my arms! Hopefully this means he is over the worst of it and we just need to manage things and then test again later if/when he has grown out of the acid reflux. He has also been on his new formula for almost 2 weeks now so I think that is a contributing factor as well :)

8 weeks,1 day and a smile!

So yesterday Sam turned 8 weeks old :) I missed the chance to take photos of him on his official 8 week birthday - but had a chance today. He has been smiling for weeks now, but he is so hard to get one on film. He is probably the most serious baby I have ever encountered so his smiles are few and far between at this point. Geoff says he is like a cat bcs you have to work for his affection ;)

Anyways, here are some photos from today - he looks a little silly bcs I have his hands covered - I am obsessive these days about his hands getting cold - but you get the picture. There is one photo of him in there which he is giving a solid half smile :) Also of mention is that he has a dimple on his left cheek - very cute stuff My Aunt Anne first pointed it out to me when we were at my parents for Christmas - it is a keeper.

Yesterday we visited Geoff's work - it was a big outing for us - and was fun to see his office and meet all his co-workers. It seemed like a really fun environment, everyone is so friendly, I think a perfect fit for Geoff :)

Today I do not have much planned - maybe a walk in the stroller bcs it is sunny (though 35 degrees) out.