Mommy's Weekend Trip

Yesterday I got back from a weekend trip to Boston to visit a friend from grad school. A couple months ago when I planned to go on this trip, I knew Graham would be 4 months old, which seemed old enough for me to be away a couple days. When the trip date came up, 4 months didn't seem so old anymore. Taking care of him still requires lots of trial and error ("he might be okay with a 5.5oz bottle"..."he'll probably wake up around 5am"..."putting him in his swing might calm him down"...). Drew took care of Graham by himself one night while I was gone, and my parents babysat the other night. It was definitely a mixture of sadness and excitement to leave our snuggly baby and head to the airport Saturday morning. Things seemed to go well while I was away though, with the exception of Graham's brief fever (probably a result of his vaccines the previous day). Drew took him on several neighborhood walks, my mom took him to see one of his great-grandmothers, and he got to play with fun new baby toys loaned by a family friend.

I had fun in Boston visiting with friends and touring the city! I did have quite a nursing maintenance routine to make sure nursing could continue when I got home. A big thanks to my travel buddies for helping me incorporate that into our days! It was not easy being away from Graham for the weekend, but I think it's healthy for me to occasionally take time away. What's crazy is that he learned new things in the two days I was gone! Now, when he's laying on his stomach, he sometimes wedges his toes up under him and uses them to push forward. He also rolls both ways now and "walks" when someone supports his upper body. He clearly said "hi" yesterday, and Drew and I looked at each other in disbelief. We probably shouldn't count that as his first word since he had no idea what was coming out of his mouth.