Date night out with a baby

My hubby's birthday is November 5 (Happy BIRTHDAY HUBBY!!!!), but before that date we had a groupon to the Melting Pot, if you don't know what that is look it up ( it's awesome), which expired Oct 27. 

So on October 27, I started prepping the baby from 6pm and then left the apartment at 8pm to drive to the train station to meet hubby in the city.  We decided to have a late dinner in the city that way it would be closer to the baby's bed time and less people and traffic.  So we met hubby in the metro and we rode the train to the restaurant.  Surprisingly the train was packed even though it was 9pm at night.  My little guy did really well though he slept the whole train ride and until we sat down in the restaurant.  At which point he woke up so we gave him bottled breast milk and then he hung out in our arms until it was time to leave. 

Hubby had never been to the Melting Pot before so it was a great experience for him.  Melting Pot, for those who don't know, is a fondue based restaurant.  So they do cheese fondue, and the main course is meat and veggies in a broth base in a fondue pot and then the best part chocolate fondue.  Oddly enough as we were wrapping up our dinner we ran into hubby's sister who was stopping by the restaurant to pick up something she left there during her birthday celebration earlier that month.   She was so amazed at how much Ben had changed...the last time she saw him he was 3 days old. 

It was very interesting eating out with a baby...because you have to really plan and be prepared for diaper changes, eating and entertainment if he wakes up.  Luckily my little guy is a calm baby so as long as he is fed with a dry diaper he will just hang out.  He will stay asleep as long as he is on me or his dad's chest, but the minute we tried to put in the car seat he would start crying.  He seems to hate the car seat we purchased for him...the other thing that amazed me is people...they would all look at the baby and be like he is so cute.  However, when I stepped on the packed train everyone just shoved there way in.  This little old lady is the only person who moved to give up her seat for me to sit down.  When I was pregnant people would give up their seats with no hesitation...why does actually having a baby mean that men still shouldn't give up there seats...humm...

In the end it was an interesting experience and it went a lot smoother than I expected..

Back to Life

Yippy!
We finally got Internet in the apartment, which means I can get back to blogging.  Just in case you all noticed I have been missing for almost a month.

So much has happened in a month.  On Sunday my little Bengie will be one month old.  One month...I am a mother of a one month old.  I can hardly believe it.  As I type this my little guy is sleeping.  He rarely sleeps for more than 2 hours at a time and he's always ready to eat.

I spend most days getting up at 11am, only  because the hubby takes the baby in the am once he is fed and will cuddle with him and change the diapers.  Then Ben and I spend the rest of the day together, once Hubby goes to work at noon...lately we have been going for walks so that we can get some fresh air and some exercise.  During the day my little guy eats every two hours.  Since at about 2 weeks he has had 2 wake periods one in the late morning and one in the evening...I love his wake periods...he just looks around and has found his hands so when he doesn't have mitts on he sucks on his fingers.  The other day he was sucking his thumb which was cute but still not something I am endorsing...

So the last month has been crazy to say the least.  The first two weeks I didn't go anywhere because it was too overwhelming to get the baby all packed up and head out by myself.  However, starting week 3 I tried to leave the house at least 2 days a week for my own sanity whether it was to meet a friend or just to get some fresh air and that has been very helpful.  I have learned the knack at leaving during his nap time and being back in 3 hrs when he will be ready to eat again. 

No one could have prepared me for what having my newborn was like but I must say it's rewarding when he looks at me and it's wonderful to see his beautiful gas smiles.  And the last few weeks my mother comes in town for a day or two to help with laundry and cooking, which has been a life saver.