Our First Big Outing

This weekend was a big one! We live south of Atlanta where there is absolutely NO shopping and nothing but your typical chain restaurants (applebees, outback, etc.), so this weekend we decided to drive an hour to North Atlanta for our first official family outing. I had something to return at Nordstroms, we needed some organizational items from the Container Store, and we had a $50.00 gift card to The Cheesecake Factory. After gathering all baby materials, we hit the road. Cheeks slept the entire way there, and when we arrived it was time for him to eat again. (Does anyone else feel like they are constantly feeding their child?) I fed him a bottle (pre-pumped!) while my husband did some shopping in Barnes and Noble. We did our first public diaper change (thank God I bought one of those portable changing bag things so I didn't have to take the whole diaper bag), and it went well.

We did some shopping. I found a nursing bra that fit better than any others that I've tried. I have been having a hard time finding one that fits (I'm large chested), and is comfortable. Did our return at Norstroms, and then it was time to eat again. However, my idiot self left the other pumped bottle AND my nursing cover in the car. So I had no choice but to nurse in public WITHOUT a cover. I found a spot in a Dillard's restroom that had a nursing area and did my thing in the wide open. All the ladies that came in to use the restroom were very supportive and even gave me a "Way to go!" on their way out. That was reassuring because sometimes people can be very vulgar about nursing in public. (Side note: after sitting in the restroom for a long period of time, it is truly amazing how many people don't wash their hands after they are done.) Once we were done we made our way to dinner and enjoyed some excellent food for FREE! = )

The little guy pretty much slept the ENTIRE time from 1:00 until we got home at 8:00. I was pretty much prepared to be up all night, but he kept sleeping until 2:30 AM. I fed him and then it was go time - this little guy was WIDE awake from 2:30 until 5, and had a short 45 minute nap and was up at 6. Thankfully I got up at 2:00 and pumped because he didn't eat hardly anything from 6:00 on. I nursed him on one side at 8:00 for like 5 minutes and he was OUT. So, needless to say my ladies were ROCK HARD and uncomfortable. I pumped out 8 ounces in a matter of minutes. I'm glad I pumped because I made my husband get up at 6:00 and give him a bottle so I could stay in bed and catch up on the 2 hours of sleep I missed.

Doing the normal things we used to do pre-baby is definitely a whole lot longer of a process, but still possible and requires team work from both the hubs and me. Without him, I'd probably never leave the house!

Here's a pic of the little guy passed out in his stroller at Barnes and Noble: