Little Brenden is doing great! We had a fun week. On Thursday we had a "play date" with Tami and her baby Paityn. It was rough going at first because both babies were tired, and they kept taking turns fussing and waking each other up. I bought some sesame noodles to make us for lunch, which are usually really fast and easy, but with two crying babies it turned into a huge production. We then took the babies out for a walk through the park nearby, where we saw three beautiful owls in the woods.

We are pretty sure that Brenden has a milk allergy. His pediatrician suspected it, so I stopped drinking milk for a week, but I thought I'd try some milk on Wednesday to see what happened. It made him spit up a lot and he seemed fussy and had trouble sleeping. He was cranky on Thursday, but on Friday he seemed to feel better and slept most of the day. The only time he was awake was when we went out for lunch with my friend Maria. He was absolutely perfect the whole time, and he was even willing to take a bottle of breastmilk so I didn't have to try to nurse him in the middle of the restaurant. I'm a lot less worried about modesty since I gave birth, and I wish breastfeeding was more accepted. If no one else made a big deal out of it, I'd be perfectly happy to feed Brenden whenever he needed, rather than strategically timing things and worrying about covering up.

I'm so glad it's the weekend! Having time alone with Brenden has been great for building my confidence, but it's great to have Adam home with us. I'm having my first un-rushed breakfast all week, and Adam is spending "tummy time" with Brenden and cheering him on in his efforts to fill his diaper. Poor guy has trouble sometimes and it seems to take a lot of effort. Later today Adam and I are going to take turns running errands. I am headed to the mall to buy more nursing bras and tops. It may not sound exciting but having a couple of hours to myself feels like a vacation. As much as I look forward to my time out, I always miss Brenden and am so happy to see him when I get home.