As I just said, we went down to Blue Earth on Monday afternoon and came back home to Minneapolis on Thursday afternoon. Basically, I looked at my mom's schedule and saw she had 3 days off in a row and I told her that Meredith and I were going to come and visit and hang out! And that's basically all we did. It was nice, as usual. My mom and step-dad make sure I'm fed and are great helps with Meredith. I also got to spend some quality time with both my sisters, my brother, my Grandma Wickersham and my niece and nephew. We even had a girls movie night and watched "The Ugly Truth", which was a pretty cute movie.
The one thing new thing we did try while in Blue Earth was a visit to the local chiropractor for both me and Meredith. My aunt Sheila had told me that when my cousin Jana had horrible colic, she brought her to a chiropractor and it seemed to really help. I had also been emailing back and forth with a friend in Blue Earth who had just done the same thing - so I thought - what the heck, it probably won't hurt and it just might help. Also, the chiropractor just happens to be someone that I graduated high school with and I know he is a very smart and sweet guy, so I would trust him. So, I got and adjustment and Meredith got a free consultation. He basically looked her over and found a few "sore" spots on her and did some pulse therapy on her back. Did it help? I don't think so, but did it hurt - no. He also suggested that I go back on Omega 3 supplements and also to start Lactobacillus supplements. So I am trying that. We'll see.....
On Thursday we packed up and got back home to Minneapolis by 2pm! We just spent that day doing laundry and getting things done at home. Then on Friday Meredith and I went out for both lunch and dinner, and she did great both times! For lunch we met my friend Nicole and her 5 week old, Paisley out at the Blackbird Cafe. We caught up with what's going on and exchanged baby stories. Then for dinner we took Meredith out with us to Salut in Edina for dinner with our friends Sylvester, Danielle, Chris and Greg. It was nice to meet up with friends for an evening out and a great dinner, even though Meredith was with us. She did really well and basically slept the entire time, until the end. Then we just took her out of her baby seat and passed her around to be held. There were a lot of looks and smiles from other restaurant goers. She was quite a hit I have to say!
On Saturday we got a visit from one of our good friends, Kaysie. She also is a surgical resident and she has a one year old girl. So, she was very generous and brought over a bunch of clothes that her daughter has outgrown. It was great seeing her and her adorable daughter, Aidan. And it is always great getting clothes. I have since organized what she brought over and wow - there was a lot. I think we're set for Meredith's first year!
The other two things Jon and I accomplished over the weekend was stocking up on wine and going grocery shopping. We headed over to Surdyk's for their wine sale and bought 4 cases of wine. We have some wine storage in our basement and it was getting very empty (I don't think we had bought and wine in over a year). So, hopefully we won't have to buy anymore for another year! We were also running dangerously low on food. And it is so much easier, and more enjoyable, to grocery shop with Jon's help!
More on Meredith.... I think she is getting a bit less fussy. Or maybe we're just used to it and know ways to calm her down?! She certainly is getting more alert during the day, she smiles a lot more and is very good at tracking us as we move about. She's basically just getting more fun. However, she still doesn't like eating with a bottle and has even become fussy breastfeeding (especially later in the day). That led me to believe that maybe my milk supply was getting too low. So I did end up seeing the lactation consultant again yesterday. What I ended up finding out is, no my milk supply is not low - it's actually still too high. But since Meredith had grown accustomed to my overactive letdown, she is getting frustrated when my flow is more normal (which happens later in the day). And unfortunately there's not much I can do. It just makes me worry that during those sessions, when she spends more time crying and fussing, than actually breastfeeding - that she's not getting enough. They suggested just spending extra time soothing her and offering her to eat anytime she get fussy between feedings. I told them that would make me go crazy and constantly doubt myself since there are many times during the day that she fusses - she's always been that way. So, I said what I had been doing was pumping at the end up these fussy sessions and giving her another 0.5 to 1.5 oz by bottle. They said if that makes me feel more comfortable - to just keep doing that. So, yeah! That means at 10pm I'm spending almost an hour getting her fed before going to bed. But, I guess you just got to do what you got to do. They also reassured me that she's gaining weight well and that she will make sure she gets enough milk one way or another (by taking more in on other feedings when she doesn't get enough). Otherwise she will make sure I know she's hungry! So, I guess I'll just take solace in that. I got to say, I do enjoy breastfeeding when it goes well, but on the other hand - I'm really kind of looking forward to it being done!
Well, I'm heading back to Blue Earth for Thanksgiving - so I better go and pack so I can get on the road early tomorrow! So I hope everyone has a great Turkey Day!
My Grandma still has the touch, she can always get Meri to sleep!
Meredith and her much bigger cousin Brooks
Brook-sey Boy, what a hunk
Our friend Danielle holding Meredith at dinner
Our friend Chris' first meeting with Meri at Salut
Family Photo-Op
All of us out at Salut
Jon and Meri with Kaysie and her daughter Aidan - what a cutie and Thanks for the clothes!
Meredith loves her new mobile (we bought it in an effort to ease her transition to the crib - which is now on hold because I decided that the bassinet works, so why force a change, we'll get her in the crib when her being in the bassinet just doesn't make sense anymore, why stress her and I out, right?)
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