Out and About!

Mills is two weeks old today! Yay!
He's been just a teensy bit fussy this morning, but just slept all the way through a late lunch date at Taco Boy and a trip to Babies R Us to exchange our swing (that his poor daddy spent so long putting together only to find out that the swing motor didn't work when he was finished)!!  I can't believe it has already been two weeks! I think the first week was the MOST challenging, waking up every hour and a half to two  hours in the night is rough...especially when I'm the only one who can feed him...it can be a bit overwhelming at times, for sure! Everyone tells you how tough pregnancy can be, and how scary the whole idea of labor and delivery can be, and of course the recovery, but no one really prepares you for how tough it is to take care of a newborn!  For me, fortunately, the pregnancy and delivery weren't that bad, and I think we have a REALLY good baby, but the transition is hard. I pulled all-nighters quite frequently in college, but I always knew that the next night, or at least over the weekend, I could sleep as late as I wanted without any interruptions. Not exactly the same situation here, ha! BUT, every night has gotten a little bit better, and he's such a sweet little lamb! :)
Last night was the first night Nicholas and I have had alone since Mills was born, and it was finally time, and really good for us. We couldn't have done it without all of the help we've had (especially moms to hand Mills off to in the early am when I'm about to fall over exhausted!), but we realized we haven't had a conversation with just two of us, or a chance to just lay on the couch and watch tv, in over two weeks - so it was good to catch up!
I know it's been quite chilly outside, but we decided it was time to get out and about a little bit! Here's where we've been in the past week!
On Tuesday, Mom, MaMa, and I took Mills out for the first time, to his first pediatrician appointment (along with a quick trip to Target, but I fed Mills in the car while mom ran in!). Here we are getting ready to leave.

Me and Mills - 8 days old!

With mom!

And MaMa

Snug as a bug on the way!

On the exam table - when we left the hospital last Wednesday he weighed 7lbs 5oz, and at his appt he weighed in at 8lbs 1oz - growing strong! :) The dr. said he was a "healthy, thriving baby boy!"

Must have been an exhausting day for him because he passed out when we got home!

By the way, thanks Aunt Leah for my handsome outfit!

My mom and MaMa left Wednesday afternoon, and I cried like a little baby myself! :(  Luckily, Nicholas' mom came in town Wednesday night, and the rest of his family followed for the weekend!

Mills' morning routine with Gammy for the week - story and nap time!

And another sweet one mom took!

Mills went for his first walk on Thursday! Of course we had to document it!

And on Saturday night we took Mills for his first night out on the town (yes, at 12 days old!) - dinner at Carolina's - and it was delicious! All nine of us went (Me, Nicholas, Mills, Phil, Linda, Jennifer (and Gray), Jess, Kelley, and Adam!), and Mills was so good - he only let out one little tiny cry just before dessert, and we think it was just to let us know he was still there, then he went right back to sleep!

The three of us getting ready to leave the house

"So maybe my hat is a little big...but it matches my outfit so my mom made me wear it!"

And at Carolina's! The couple at a table next to us bought dessert for us after hearing it was our first night out with the little guy - how nice is that!?!

And here's a pic from today at Taco Boy - the weather was so nice we even ate outside!

(and Richard joined us, but we missed you, Katie!)

And we ran by Cupcakes on the way home and got two cupcakes to celebrate his two week birthday - Nicholas and I are going to enjoy them with coffee, haha, sorry little guy! Right now he's still sleeping and I couldn't resist snapping a pic! Gotta love that car seat that snaps right in and out of the car!

Oh, and I have to leave you with this sweet pic I took of him sleeping on me last night while Nicholas and I watched movies...he was too cute! Have a happy Monday!