5 weeks

(I back dated this post as we were in NH this weekend)

A had her first road trip and out of state trip this past weekend. We went up to NH to see BIL, PP, and C: C's christening was this weekend. We've come to the conclusion that possibly the best time of day to travel with A is morning into early afternoon. Her fussy time is usually after 6 and driving during that time is not fun (how about reaching into the backseat to hold her pacifier "George" in her mouth for her and just have your hand on her head for 2.5 hours...fun!)

This week we've noticed that A is starting to coo and giggle and gurgle even more. She was doing it on occasion in the weeks before, but now it's more frequent and I must admit is just absolutely adorable!

This weekend was also A's first snow storm (which we drove in to NH). We haven't taken her out in the snow yet and it's too cold today (19*), but tomorrow is supposed to be warmer (30*) so I might put her in her snowsuit and take her out for a few minutes.

I never really thought of our care-choices for A as being a topic of discussion, but I guess it is. Several people at the christening thought it was fascinating that we used cloth diapers, glass bottles, and have chickens for farm fresh eggs. I never thought of us as the "earthy" kind, but I guess, based on the above, we are.

A is sleeping slightly longer stretches at night and some of them are even in her bassinet, if the house is warm enough. I love having her in bed next to me, but sometimes it is nice to have room for ourselves in bed.

All in all things are going well...I'm crossing my fingers that A doesn't catch her cousin's cold (poor kid is all snotted up - gotta love daycare). I kept them apart from each other as much as I could and distanced myself from C...hopefully we're clear. PP was telling me that daycare told them to expect 8-9 colds a year. With the average cold lasting 2-3 weeks, that's almost a 1/2 year of having a cold. YUCK!

Breastfeeding: I'm still pumping...twice a day. I get about an ounce a time. Of course it's a whole lot of setup and work for the 2 ounces I can give her a day. And of course I know if I were more diligent about doing it more frequently throughout the day I could very well get more. And of course I wonder is it worth it to keep pumping (and for how much longer) and how could I even consider not giving her whatever I can for as long as I can. Dilemma? Yea. I'm sure if I stopped pumping I would dry up in a day or two....and it's so easy to forget...especially in the morning when I'm trying to get things done.