Getting out more...

Lucas and I have gotten out of the house a little more this week. The doctors recommend that you limit their public outings until they are two months old, so when we go out I carry Lucas in a front carrier and put a blanket over his head. Instead of smiling at strangers in the stores, I avoid making eye contact so that they won't ask to see the baby. The carseat manufacturers make it so that a new mom can't go many places anyway. The seats are SO heavy, even before you add a 10lb baby.

Yesterday we went to lunch with a friend and her baby. We first talked at 11am and planned on meeting up around noon at her house. I don't know how, but we didn't get to lunch until 2:30. First her baby was hungry, then as we were walking out the door, Lucas decided he was hungry. We laughed at how there is no more meeting a friend for a quick lunch, or running a quick errand....at least not for a while....I'm sure we'll get better at going out with our babies.

I don't have any pictures of Lucas's lunch date, but here is a real time shot of him going down for his morning nap: We just started swaddling Lucas again. He sleeps deeper and longer because he doesn't wake himself with his out-of-control arms and legs...

Lucas sleeps in this co-sleeper at night and for naps, which allows him to sleep in the bed with us safely...