It was a pretty low-key week around here this week. Sunday after church we headed to Amy and Andy’s house for a bit of lunch. Then Andy and Kevin tackled hanging a large mirror in their dining room before we headed home for our visitors, Brett and Missy.  They came to spend the afternoon with us – and announced THEY GOT ENGAGED!  Yay!  A big congrats!! No wedding date just yet, but we are quite excited. We went out to dinner to celebrate and somehow we didn’t snap one photo during their visit, ugh!

We had several firsts this week!  Saturday Kevin and I worked in the yard while Finn napped for 2 ½ hours! I thought for sure the monitor wasn’t working!!  But sure enough, he just took a fabulous nap which allowed us to work out in the yard for a couple of hours.  We later headed to Easton for a bit of shopping and then it was Finn’s first trip to an Indian Temple (mine too!) to celebrate the birthday of our good friend. We enjoyed wonderful Indian food and everyone adored Finn. It was the first time many of them had seen him and he was quite a hit.

Having time off work has been really enjoyable. While my once sleepful nights are now full of feedings I’m also lucky to enjoy sleeping in many mornings or taking naps throughout the day. Finn has had a couple days of good naps – which have been around 2 hours.  That is a lengthy nap for this little one. I’m also able to meet up with friends for lunch or dinner and enjoy a lot of flexibility which I have greatly enjoyed. This week, Sarah and I enjoyed a nice brunch at First Watch. She helped me in reviewing many resume’s and with my overall quest for finding childcare. Having been through this numerous times before with her four girls, she has been a huge resource and help in making me feel like I’m on the right track! She has given me numerous tidbits of info and advice that have been much appreciated!!

I will be going back to work in about a month so we thought we should see how Finn does with a bottle of breastmilk. I’ve begun to pump here and there to build of a “supply” of sorts. We thought it would be good so we could have a backup plan if I’m out and about sometime without him and he  gets fussy and wants to eat. So on Monday Kevin gave Finn his first bottle and he did great!!

Here is Lily in her favorite spot. Whenever we are in Finn’s nursery she cozies up in the small corner behind the chair and alongside Finn’s crib.  This girl loves small spaces!