First Babysitter

Yesterday we received the phone call that my Uncle Chris (my dad's baby brother) was in the hospital. We wanted to go up and see him but I was too worried about taking Dani to the hospital and was just too tired to figure out a way to go otherwise. In fact, the frustration of being tired carried over into the wee hours of the morning when I yelled at Chris and cried for what seemed like hours because Dani spit up all the contents of her milk and I had none to spare. A major glitch in the road of breast feeding by bottle that makes a mom feel completely inadequate at caring for her baby. We're still working at this...

So, today, it worked out such that my mom came to the house and watched Dani. Knowing that Chris and I would have some time to get some errands ran, we made it a big day of task completing by visiting Uncle Chris in the hospital, running some errands, and picking up some items from stores. It seemed to go all right. I got things ready for my mom, got my things ready, took 15 minutes to walk out the door, cried as we drove down the street and even got a little teary eyed telling Uncle Chris and visiting family that this was my first real time away from Dano-Dano! She was in good hands, and she would certainly be spoiled while I was away so I had no worries, but I missed the girl.



Alas, we all made it through the first baby sitting episode. I even managed to pick up a toy for the dogs to share. Even more interesting, I managed to pump while in the truck heading from one store to the next (and even while in the drive through at Walgreen's)!

Also today I got a really cute Christmas sleeper for Dani (preemie size!). I think it came from Chris' sister but I'm not sure. Anyway, if it did, Thank You Barbi, thus far all of her Christmas gear is a wee bit too large and therefore not best suited for Christmas pictures to send out. I also received a package of items from friend Maureen, Thank You! I'm glad Penelope is a month ahead of Dani, hand-me-downs are great!

I was asked today to describe Dani in one word. The first word to come to mind was gassy. No lady should ever have to be labeled gassy so I let my mind dig deeper. I thought of things like priceless, beautiful, unblemished, peaceful, angelic, and so on. As I imagine all moms would describe their babies this way, I dug a little deeper and tried to go with that which describes her personality. The word I chose was tenacious. I chose this because I had to think back to her birth. No matter what the doctors said, she was choosing to come at her own time! No matter what the doctors said about her weight, she was determined to prove a teeny baby like herself was extremely healthy (9/10 on her APGARs). She chooses when she sleeps (and therefore everyone else) and will hold her head up when she darn well decides to do so! Anyway, this is part of a family project and I will be excited to see the outcome!

Now, a quick picture to leave you with... [thanks Aunt Eva]