Geek Habitat

The three of us actually left the house together today as a family! You have no idea how nice it was to drive around after 11 days cooped up in the house — even with the world’s cutest infant, that long a stretch is pushing it! Our first agenda item was to get Sara’s carseat checked by a certified carseat installer; thanks to Grandpa Blackburn’s carseat installation assistance, I’m pleased to say we passed with flying colors! Sara’s safe and cozy, and we can breathe a little easier knowing someone who does this more often than we do has checked it over as well.

Feeling emboldened by that success, we headed to (where else?) Babies ‘r Us to wander the store and buy some baby supplies — mostly extra changing table sheets and such that, now that we have the little whipper-snapper, we realize the error of our “surely ONE or TWO will be enough, right?” pre-baby thinking. Somehow, we also left with several outfits and other baby accoutrements, bringing our purchase total to just above $100.
Parents = Suckers… thanks, we got it.

Sleep is a commodity in short supply, but it’s more than made up for by our being absolutely smitten with Sara and amazed at her every time we look at her or hold her. She is changing daily, and while it’s a little sad in some ways (’cuz she’s just so darned CUTE already!), it’s wonderful and exciting in many others. We don’t want her to rush growing up, but at the same time there is so much we look forward to doing with her and sharing with her.

For those following such things, here’s a brief rundown of our schedule the rest of the week:

• Sara’s first checkup (2 weeks old!) with her pediatrician: Wednesday, March 28
• My first post-op checkup with my OB: Thursday, March 29
• Sara’s original due date: Sunday, April 1