Three Ohhhh!

That's right, I turned the big 3-0 on Friday.  Gwen and I had a low key day - we went to the library for a playgroup and ran some errands.  When Justin got home, he surprised me with flowers and ice cream cake (my fav), and we ordered a pizza (also my fav).

On Saturday we went to the Harpoon Brewery with our good friends Rob and Stevie for a tour and tasting.  Afterwards, we went out to dinner at Morton's Steakhouse in Boston and then stayed at the Marriott right on the waterfront.  We had a great view of Boston and the harbor from our room.

3 September birthdays = 3 delicious desserts (and the sang to us!)

                                

the view of Boston from our room

view of the waterfront and WTC

This was a huge milestone for me, being my first overnight away from Gwen.  She stayed over Justin's parents house.  They were completely thrilled but it was hard for me to let her go when we dropped her off.  After we left I missed her, but I'm really comfortable leaving her with her Nana and Papa so I think I did pretty well.
The toughest part logistically was the fact that I've never been away from her for more than one feeding at a time, and she doesn't get a bottle very often, so I really didn't have a great idea of how much milk to leave - so I left all that I had - and she ended up going through it all!  So now to build the supply back up for a wedding we're going to in 2 weeks!
We had such a great night and we always have fun spending time with Rob and Stevie.   What an awesome feeling seeing my babe again on Sunday, though :)

Big Girl Stuff

Last week, we went out to eat, and normally we'd simply pull the stroller up to the table but she's gotten to the point where she needs to be entertained, so the stroller wasn't cutting it because she sat so low in it.   We decided to try out the restaurant high chair instead (which was probably slightly overdue), and it was a HUGE success.  She loved being up at our level.

Yesterday we headed to the grocery store.  Usually if I have big shopping to do, I'll wear her in the Baby Bjorn while pushing the cart around.  If it's just a quick trip, we'll use our Uppababy Vista, with it's lovely, ginormous basket.  Today I decided to put her in the cart and she was loving every second of being pushed around in it.  Her arms were out the whole time and she kept twisting her body all around to check out her surroundings.

Gwen has tried out the infant swing before, but today was her first time without an insert to keep her upright.  As soon as I put her in it, she put her hands down in front of her and flopped forward (I probably shouldn't laugh at these things, right?).  So I made a little adjustment, and she was able to stay upright.  Not too sure how she felt about it...I'm thinking she may have inherited her daddy's aversion to rides...

 

I'm so proud of my big girl :)