Things are trying to become routine around here. I've become more comfortable taking Daven out and it's not that big of a deal to tote him around. We go out somewhere most days. It's just hard being stuck inside all day every day and I find that I feel better if we get out of the house.

Since Daven has decided that he's not going to sleep in his crib or bassinet, we broke down and got a co sleeper. It looks like this:



It's basically just a little bed that we put in the middle of our bed between us. The one part at the bottom goes under the mattress to keep it in place and the rails are to make sure that we don't roll over on him - it's a safe way to have baby in bed. Daven seems to really like it. He still grunts and stirs in the middle of night, but most of the time if I put my hand on his belly he will calm back down. We don't want this to become a permanent arrangement, but for now it's giving me some piece of mind and some sleep.

Yesterday A's mom put together Daven's stroller and we went on our first walk together. A and I took Daven and Oreo on another walk just a bit ago. Daven slept the whole time. It's been nice outside the past couple of days, and it was really nice to be able to get outside. It's a pretty sweet stroller too. Hopefully we'll get a lot of use out of it.



I think I am doing ok right now. I'm doing better with the whole no breastfeeding thing than I thought I would, although I have to admit that when I read about or hear about other people breastfeeding, it does make me a bit jealous.

I'm really not looking forward to having to go back to work in a few weeks. Thankfully my dad is going to be the one watching him, at least for the rest of the school year. But still, I can't imagine having to leave him all day every day. It's going to be tough. I mean, I know that all working moms have to go through that and it can't be easy for anyone. But I just wish that I could stay home with him. Is that bad to want to be a stay at home mom? Even if we could afford it though, I don't think we would really want to do it. We like going out to eat and other things too much to be on one paycheck. Plus, I don't think we could even manage in the first place with our bills. So I will deal.

I know there were other things I wanted to talk about. But damn I can't remember.

Daven and Mia hanging out on the couch.

My bright-eyed boy