Holden and I made our first venture out (alone, without daddy) today. We met up with Grandma Nancy and Aunty Erin for lunch. It was a beautiful fall day and we were able to sit outside and bask in the October Sun. Holden even took a nap on his grandma.
After we returned home we had a surprise visit from my good friend Helen and her sister Leslie. We all headed out for some shopping at Target and Costco.
This whole day may sound mundane to many of you, however this is the most excitement I've had in awhile! It also helped boost my confidence level that I can get out with him! I am not confined to the house!
The most hilarious thing is the preparation for all of this -- I thought I was good and ready to go a 1/2 an hour prior to departure time and the little woke up and wanted to be fed. He also had puked all over his cute outfit and then had explosive pooping. So I fed him and changed his clothes and then had to change my clothes because remnants of puke had gotten on me. (I swear ALL of my puking during the pregnancy was in prep of all of his puking. Puke NO longer phases me). None of it bothered me, it was just rather comical that these things happen to me, as I like things to go smoothly.
The day was a lot for Mr. Holden too. However, he was a champion and did not fuss once. He was also super alert for the girls. He is really starting to like people and want to stay up when they are around. However, once we were home for good, he was like velcro to me. He did not want me to put him down and just burrowed in. These moments truly define what love is.
HE loves his hands OUT and about. He hates them confined. He his kind of like Houdini: He can get out of that straightjacket like swaddle in NO time...no matter how tight we get it.
