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June 27, 2008 at 3:21 pm · Filed under Travel
This trip has been all about getting fat. It started with us stepping off the plane and going for Mexican food. Since then we’ve had delicious Thai, Indian, Vietnamese, and more Mexican.
We’re so fat and figure once we get back home and back from vacation #2 (next week) we’re going to go on a diet.
Tuesday we are leaving for Rehoboth Beach with J&L. It should be fun to have the kids reunited not to mention we need a little beach time!
Now, for the most exciting update of all — Emmy is gaining weight! We’re fattenin’ her right up too! Last Tuesday we went in for a weigh in and she was up to 7lbs 4oz. The lactation consultant was happy with the gain and we were too.
Today we took PDB back to the Texas Children’s Medical Center for another weigh in and she was a hefty 7lbs 8oz!
To say the least I filled her to the brim before she weighed in and I kept praying that she wouldn’t have a blowout before she was put on the scale.
We’re so excited with the weight gain and she’s getting so big in front of our eyes. I can’t believe on Tuesday she’ll be 4 weeks old!! I really don’t want this time to go by so quickly.
I tried to post some pictures the other day but my dad’s settings on his computer won’t let me post. So I’ll work on it Saturday or Sunday when we get home.
Tomorrow our flight leaves at 6:30am. So that should be fun getting everyone out of the house by 4:30am and to the airport!
We’ve had a great trip in Houston but I’m really ready to head home. I feel like I have the nursing thing down now and I’m ready to just sit back and enjoy the summer. Not to mention, I miss our bed and pillows!
June 23, 2008 at 6:35 pm · Filed under Actual posts about being moms, PDB - PetriDish Baby, Travel
That’s right folks, we’re in Houston!
Right when we stepped off the plane I knew we were in a different place. Perhaps it’s the man that held the door open for us and said “surely, mam” or the other guy who helped us put our bags in the airport shuttle.
There’s definitely something to be said for southern hospitality!
We’re having a great time in Houston and it’s been fun to see my parents with both kids. My mother hasn’t put the baby down for a minute and Graem really has a great connection with my dad.
Emmy has taken a turn for the better. Friday we had the appointment with the Lactation Consultant and we talked about getting a deeper latch, holding my big boob differently, and also her overall weight gain. At the beginning of the appointment she was 7lbs 1oz. After a good feeding she was back up to birth weight at 7lbs 3oz.
I agreed to change up the latch a little bit and try hard to pinch my boob to make it smaller for little girl. The lactation consultant basically said that the big mama to little baby ratio was somewhat harder than medium mama and medium baby. Therefore, the trick is that I’ve got to fatten the kid up and make my boob into a beautiful little muffin.
We are also going to go for a weigh in here in Houston tomorrow. I hope that everything is on track like I think it is and she’s gained at least a little bit.
Thanks to everyone for the comments and information. I’m so glad that I’ve kept trucking through this without doping my kid up on formula. (No offense to those that use formula!)
Gotta love breast feeding in Houston. I must say I haven’t had too many bad looks but yesterday when we went to eat at one of the Mexican restaurants Margot saw a lady in the bathroom covered with blankets nursing her baby.
Ugh…I will not resort to making my kid eat in the bathroom.
If the kid is hungry and needs boob … she gets boob.
February 22, 2008 at 3:13 pm · Filed under PP, Travel
Not only is the weather outside hideous and we’re buried in a few inches of snow but lately things have been pretty hectic. This time last year we were preparing to go to Cancun, Mexico for our family vacation and this year we’re washing baby clothes in preparation for little Emerson!
We were discussing the other day how we love the fact that we’ve already taken Graem to two countries and she’s only three years old. We hope that we can keep the traveling up and do the same when the new baby gets here.
One way would be to look at real estate in another country and purchase a nice getaway home! I’ve always wanted to go to Italy and I’ve heard that the real estate there is a real goldmine if you get the right parcel.
The best place to check out Mediterranean property is to go to MedHead.com. The website is easy to use and the best thing about it is — it’s translated in seven different languages! That’s absolutely unheard of these days and they are really above the curve on that one!
Check out this screen shot from the easy-to-use website:
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February 12, 2008 at 11:27 am · Filed under PP, Travel
We have been to San Fran twice so far and each time we have had a wonderful time full of great food and beautiful sites.
About nine years ago (pre-child) we thought we wanted to move to San Francisco so we went there, interviewed, looked for housing, and even got a few job offers. After a few weeks and the dot com crash Margot’s job was resended and we decided that it might be best to say put in littletown, New York.
There are so many things to do in San Francisco! In fact, even in our most recent visit I feel like we just touched on some of the sites and with a toddler and pregnant lady we weren’t able to venture out too much. Plus, Margot was at her work conference throughout the day and evenings.
Next time we go to the west coast I really want to go to the San Diego zoo! It’s notorious for being one of the best zoos in the world and Graem would love to look at all of the animals.
I can’t wait to take a family vacation with both kids! I can only imagine how chaotic and fun it’s going to be!
If you’re looking for family vacation ideas you might want to check out TrustedTours.com. The website gives great information about popular cities and tourist destinations. Plus, it just makes sense to simply your life when you have kids and let someone else make your travel arrangements and plans!
December 21, 2007 at 8:27 am · Filed under Travel
I’m not sure we’re going to get around to much traveling with the baby on the way. We have talked about doing some traveling after he/she makes their appearance.
We’ve talked about going to Cape Cod, Phillippines, and to Rohobath Beach to visit friends.
However, I just came across a great website that helps with scheduling a flight to Australia!
Of course, the hardest part for us traveling as a family is the logisitics. Traveling with a newborn probably won’t be the easiest task and we’re going to need all of the help we can get!
DialAFlight.com makes scheduling flights a piece of cake! Who doesn’t need that type of help?
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