Nate's First Walk Outside

This morning Nate and I headed into town to volunteer for the Pregnancy Care Center with their quarterly mailing. He was asleep when we got there and stayed asleep in his carrier for about 40 minutes. The rest of the time (we were there about 3 hours) he sat in my lap or played on the floor on a little area I set up. He was such a good baby. He didn't cry once and just had a good ol' time looking around and playing with his toys. I'm so glad I can take him with me to do things like this. Although as one lady there commented that it won't be long and I won't be able to when I have to chase after him everywhere.

And since the weather is so nice, and after checking with Jaime to make sure it was okay, we went out for our first walk. He was sleeping before we finished the first block. I think the fresh air was good for both of us. I feel rejuvenated. What is it about sunshine and blue skies that can wake a person up? And I need it after the lack of sleep I've been getting. It's almost as though he's on a newborn schedule again. He does sleep for about 5 hours when he first goes down but then it's every 2 hours after that. And since we helped out the PCC this morning, we had to get up and ready a little earlier than we're used to. But the walk helped perk me up (this is when caffeine would be wonderful) and now I'm ready to get some more cleaning around the house done.

Update on Benny: He's doing much better. He can get up on his own, walk, everything really. This afternoon he even started raising his leg to pee, although still squats sometimes, so I wonder if he might still be in some pain. Sammy isn't understanding and still wants to play, so there's a job in keeping her from jumping on him. But I would say overall, the difference from Saturday is night and day. It's just too bad that he's on physical restrictions for 10 days with this nice weather. I hate keeping him cooped up in the house while Sammy gets to play outside all day.