Ahhhh....

Yesterday was a great day. Brenden slept for 6 hours straight the night before, and then I went for a massage for my birthday. I even snuck into a cute consignment shop for a few minutes. Although I can fit into a lot of my old clothes, I'm planning to update my wardrobe. Everything I have is so old and a lot of it is from the juniors section. Now that I'm a mom I'm ready to dress like a grownup.

Friday was also an unexpectedly fun day. I woke up that morning with a strange rash on my left arm, so I made a drs appointment in case it turned out to be something contagious. The doctor scared me at first - as soon as I showed her my arm she told me to change into a gown so she could check me all over, and said she was going to order stat bloodwork and have another doctor look at me too. She thought it might be something scary that starts with a "p," and she said it would affect my platelet count. But long story short, they figured out that the rash, which wasn't raised and didn't itch, was actually burst capillaries from holding Brenden's big head on my arm! He cried and resisted sleep for 3 hours the night before, so I spent a lot of time holding and rocking him.

Since we were downtown at the doctor's office, I took Brenden in to my office to show him off. He slept the whole time and it was really nice to see everyone and talk to some grownups. I'm somewhat looking forward to going back to work. I would prefer to have a little bit longer with him before I go back, but I know I would go crazy if I stayed home long-term.

The bottle feeding is getting a little bit better. I think Brenden has realized that the bottle isn't going to bite him, at least.