Support Group

So today, after a month of trying to hit the Friday meetings, we finally made it to the Lactation Support Group run by Scripps Encinitas hospital (where Victor was delivered). Not that I had anything to do with it--my mom reminded me--and not that we're having big problems with nursing, but I wanted to see what it was about, get Victor weighed, and see if I could meet some friends or something. 2 out of 3 aint bad! Mister Victor weighed in at 12 pounds for his 7 week birthday! And tonight we put him in one of his 3-6 month size footie pajamas because he is starting to get too big for some of his 0-3 month pjs! Poor thing was stretching them out, and now that his new favorite activity is standing up, he needs more room! (Have I mentioned that? Victor can hold up his entire weight if he has somebody to help him balance out that big wobbly head of his. Before he would push with his feet and we would make him "jump", and now he holds them straight out and steady when he has someone to help him balance!)

So the group was an interesting mix. There were about 10 or 12 moms there (plus two grandmas), and most of the babies were about 2 weeks old or less--there was even a 5 day old! There was another baby a couple of weeks older than Victor, one that was 3 months old (and I kid you not Victor was bigger than she was!), and a gigantic 4 month old that was sitting up and smiling at everyone. I will have you know that according to two impartial judges (me and my mom), Victor was judged to be the cutest baby there by a long shot! I can't believe how tiny some of those babies were--Victor was never that small, and I'm glad for it--they looked too tiny to be real! Most of the questions there weren't relevant to me, but there was one set of advice about positioning I will try out so that maybe we can prevent some of Victor's hiccups. Sometimes he'll get them five times a day, poor baby, and sometime he won't get them for several days in a row. It's not a big deal, but Victor doesn't enjoy them very much. Between that and the farting, man, I'm surprised we haven't started a band!

Exciting weekend this weekend--Victor's first overnight trip away from home! We're going to go visit some of my parents' friends up in LA and stay with them on Saturday night. Good thing we have a pack 'n play for sleeping--now I just hope we remember to take it, along with everything else we may or may not need! Wish us luck.... :)