I can't believe it's November!!! This year is flying by, let alone Presley is already 3 weeks old! My maternity leave is 1/4 over already. :((
I'm not a big Halloween fan--not that I'm against it but I'm not much of a fan. Asher's daycare had a Fall Fest on Monday evening so we went to that. Asher dressed up as Elmo and I wore my Moby for the first time and had Presley in my pouch dressed as a pumpkin--although you could only see her head poking out. I love the Moby!! I didn't use a carrier with Asher but I heard that with a toddler running around that they are a staple with your 2nd child--especially as an infant. It was great! We didn't stay long since I didn't time it with Presley's nursing schedule very good but it was fun. There were different games (bowling, bean bag toss, etc) in every room & the kids picked out prizes at each station, Petting zoo, popcorn & lemonade, contests, and a big book fair. It was fun to see all of Asher's little friends & teachers having fun together!
Our annual neighborhood Halloween event was today. I always volunteer to help with it but since this year Presley is so small I decided against it, which I'm glad. I was too exhausted to go out there today. We actually turned off our lights and made stir fry for dinner. Ha! No trick or treaters for us. Maybe next year we'll turn the lights on but since Asher goes to bed so early and it's a 'school night' we decided against it. And he's still so young--he's not into it yet.
On another note, my sister Kinsey had her baby!! Liam John was born on the 29th after a long labor. This is her first baby. She & her husband are overjoyed to say the least!! Liam is the 9th grandchild for my parents--my dad jokes about being able to fill a baseball field now! Haha! Crazy how our family grows so fast--I love it!! Liam & Presley will be so close in age, I can't wait for them to meet & play together when they are older!
We are hoping to meet sweet Liam soon! They live in Nebraska so were hoping to meet in Oklahoma City (where we have other family) soon!
On other notes...Presley is gaining weight just fine. She weighed 7lbs 2oz at her appointment yesterday. The doc said she looks perfect and she will visit again when she is 2 months for her next well visit. Presley is nursing good and Mike is feeding her one feeding (the midnight feed) from a bottle. That let's me sleep a longer stretch which is awesome!! Other than that, I feel like she nurses allllll day long! Ha! I don't mind though. I came across this article which I thought was great... http://www.pregnancy.org/article/how-breastfeeding-benefits-add
Talks about the benefits of breastfeeding. Obviously is advantageous but it lays out all the detailed facts which is encouraging (when I'm up at the wee hours of the night!)!
I'm not able to caption the pics but there is Asher & my mom at the pumpkin patch, me & Presley in the Moby, Asher as Elmo & baby Liam--8lbs 2oz--already a pound bigger than Presley! Hehee!!
