3rd-4th week (Aug 14-28)

This is Lei Anne, friend and hairstylist.  She was sick last week so, thoughfully, didn't want to hold Aldo for a picture, but at least we got this one.  Aldo did great while both mom and G'Ma got a haircut and style.  During G'Ma's haircut, Aldo and I walked over to the Tahoe City library to introduce Aldo to Livia (sorry, no picture).

Everyone, meet Colleen Wilford, my friend and nurse practitioner for (oh my) perhaps a decade?  Aldo and I are thrilled that Colleen can act as Aldo's healthy baby physician.  Colleen has a child of her own, raised in the Tahoe lifestyle, as I've learned from a few 'raising child' stories she has shared.  She gives us great advice, medical and otherwise.  This photo is taken at our first visit with Colleen on the 17th.  At this appointment Aldo weighed in at 7 lbs 13 ounces - meaning, he had gained 2 pounds from his low at the hospital 18 days earlier.  Aldo is a ferocious eater which makes me both happy and relieved.

I was just wondering...is this why they say a person has 'a button nose'?  Or am I mixing metaphors again?

 

This adorable infant cap was knitted by G'Ma's friend and Folsom neighbor, Lynda, for the hospital.  We needed a second shot of the cap since the photo taken at the hospital went to a for-pay photo service (which was perhaps a scam because they offered me insurance and so irritated me that they lost my business).  I really love this cap.  And also the colorful, long-sleeve onsie which, sadly, I don't recall getting into his wardrobe.

I've been struggling to get Aldo to sleep in either his crib or his Moses basket.  He just so loves to be held and he wakes quickly at sharp (aka normal household) noises if not being held.  But here he is sleeping for over an hour in his crib.  He has since slept in his Moses basket a handful of times, once even for 3 hours, in the night.  Let's hope he continues with the progress.

Here's G'Ma on the job.  He's splayed out because it is a pleasant temperature.  We've been blessed with some wonderful Tahoe weather.  Early August was a bit hot but now the temps are ideal.  This makes caring for a baby so much easier and more pleasant. 

 

Despite lacking a photo, I'd like to share that we had a big outing on Sunday the 19th.  We went to an environmentally-friendly home garden tour on the West Shore, in Tahoma, and afterward to John and Heather's home for a visit, which turned into an impromto marvelous meal.  The outing lasted about 7 hours.  Now the funny part.  We had to stop twice during the less than 10 mile drive to Tahoma, so that I could feed Aldo, who was sounding the panic alarm - Wah Wah, Wah Wah, Wah Wah.  The second stop was at a pleasant spot to view the Lake from a comfortable picnic bench, in the shade and temps at ~70 degrees.  Aldo did well at the first two gardens, happy in his Baby K'tan carrier.  But at the third home we had a diaper blow out and I had to change the diaper in front of someone's home with the panic alarm sounding - Wah Wah, Wah Wah, Wah Wah.  Then he needed breastfeeding, which I did in the car.  Finally, we got to see our third home garden, a lakefront that was magnificient.  We had a nice visit at J&H's but I personally spent most of the time breastfeeding.  Even so, Aldo didn't make it a mile out of the house without sounding the panic alarm.  I pulled over in front of friend Anne's former family residence, lakeside, and breastfed.  Whew! 

 

Other news, I had to work a bit this week.  Not much, only an hour each day.  But wow, that was tough!  And then Friday, I had the conference call that I was building toward, only I had a low-grade fever from a blocked milk duct.  Oh, and that happened because I failed to drink Thursday night even though I was thirsty at each feeding.  This made Aldo a feeding and spit-up machine all day Friday, I suppose catching up from not getting enough milk the night before?!?  So, not a lot got done this particular week although I'm feeling better now and I hope to be productive again.

 

 

  One more photo.  Aldo and I have returned to our hiking, getting up and out into the nordic center.  Here's what I see when I look down at Aldo in the Baby K'tan.  Ahh...so sweet.  Happily, we found a hat that fits an infant, to protect his scalp.

 

MORE MIGHT FOLLOW AFTER THE WEEKEND - CHECK THIS POST AGAIN.