Out and About

We've been busy! For the last week some of my relatives from Pennsylvania have been visiting, and boy, do they like to go, go, go! Fortunately we had Grammy here to house them, feed them, and show them around, but we still managed to do a lot with them. Victor went on some outings! Mostly we took him to the beach or other outdoor venues where there weren't too many people too close by. Thanks to Damian's generous coworker, we have a (used) carseat/stroller travel system, so we've been able to keep Victor safely strapped into a carseat and completely covered from the sun and from strangers while we stroll around. He likes his carseats pretty well--he mostly sleeps through all the excitement! Sometimes, though, we use a little baby carrier. This is Damian's favorite way to carry him around, safely strapped to his chest! We've even had some adventures in feeding and changing. I've discovered that feeding the baby is much easier in Damian's giant truck with tinted windows than it is in my nice little Altima, so for some outings I've been bringing along a little bottle of extra milk, just in case we're not in a convenient place when Victor decides that he's hungry. Diaper changing is also more of an adventure when we're out, but the less said about that the better.

Victor is still doing well, getting chubbier every day! His eyelashes are really long now, and his hair has been growing as well--mostly in the back, so we're keeping an eye on it to make sure he doesn't end up with a mullet! He's also been discovering the joys of spitting up. He'd been doing the occasional little tiny spit up all along, but recently he's gotten a few impressive ones in. It's not all the time, and it's not even always right after feeding, so he's still keeping us on our toes! Thank goodness he's started taking showers with his daddy so everyone can get cleaned up at once (unless he waits until after the shower to start the spitting). Oh and his belly button is almost all cleaned out! Definitely an innie! :)