My New Normal

Morning nap while I work.

I suppose like every new mom, I'm getting used to cold coffee and cold toast, brown apples and starting my mornings half-dressed with half-dry hair. Yep, babies have a tendency to interrupt!

Andrea and her family continue to be amazing. They're taking such good care of us, including my dog. Jayda is loving all the windows (so she can patrol the whole neighborhood), and extended play sessions with Bella, a 9-month old Chocolate Lab. She's visibly exhausted at all hours and often falls asleep sitting up on the couch in the middle of the day.

I've been working a couple of hours a day "from home", which has been great. It's a much needed escape from the bottle-diaper-bottle-diaper routine, and it gives my day some structure.

Yesterday I landed an appointment with a highly recommended pediatrician in Boise and started a daycare spreadsheet - this afternoon I'll be calling tons of places and arranging to meet when we're back in Boise. And by "meet", I mean I'll be dropping in unannounced to see how they really operate.

Bella and Jayda in a wrestling match/gnawfest.

Baker City, where we're staying, is a quaint little town with cute mismatched homes and friendly old folks outside gardening all day. It's your typical all-American small town...a great place to welcome summer. Felix and I are able to walk to the grocery store, downtown and the park. This afternoon we're going to check out a bunch of thrift stores.

That said, I am starting to get homesick. We're planning parties for my mom's and brother's birthdays, plus camping and the baby shower, all in the next few weeks. I can't wait to get there and get started on my new life with Felix.