Night Away Without Baby

Last Saturday night Art & I had our first overnight away from Claire. We had Art's annual firm dinner/dance and decided to make a night of it by getting a hotel room downtown.

I had visions of a full 10+ hours of sleep, uninterrupted, but was quick to find that my body has adjusted itself to 'mom-mode', waking up every few hours for no reason. While I didn't get the best night of sleep, it was still nice to find some time away to reconnect.

We left Claire with my parents and she did just fine (definitely easier on her than me). We were delighted to see her smiling face on Sunday morning when we got home.

Who does Claire look like?!?!

There's been a lot of discussion about who Claire looks more like - Art or myself - looks like the honors go to Art...

Two Months Old

Claire hit the two month mark yesterday, so we headed to the pediatrician this morning for a check-up and her first shots. She weighed in at 11 lbs 5 oz and 22.5 inches. She got 4 shots in her little legs and didn't enjoy them one bit (neither did I). After a little tylenol and a few tears, she is now fast asleep and seems to be doing fine.

TWITTER

You may have noticed a new section to the right-hand side of our blog page - TWITTER - and may be wondering what it is. Twitter is a fast and easy way to answer the simple question 'what are you doing?'. Now, in addition to blog posts, you may find a little chatter there as well.

Super Tuesday

Art, Jenny and I headed to our caucus tonight and were AMAZED at the voter turnout. We arrived to find a line of HUNDREDS of people waiting to get inside and cast their vote. We braved the cold and after 1.5 hours finally cast our votes.

Tax Deduction

We had high hopes of heading to the mall today, but due to a snowy morning and a congested little Claire we opted to stay home instead. To pass the morning by I decided to get a start on our taxes. Claire and her onsie provided the necessary motivation.

Hobbies - Old and New

Now that Claire is on more of a schedule, I have a little extra time to enjoy a few on my past hobbies and pick up one or two new ones:

OLD: For the past 10 odd years, running has been a part of who I am. I have enjoyed many types of runs over the years - early morning runs, hot and humid runs, runs so cold your eyelashes turn to ice, runs alone and with friends, slow leisurely runs and fast sprints - you get the point...
When I became pregnant 11 months ago, my runs quickly turned to walks for fear that I would somehow hurt the little being inside of me. While I am anxious to feel that same adrenaline rush that running seems to give me, I have realized over the past week that it might be a slow process. Last Friday I jumped on the treadmill for a quick run and after a mere 2 minutes realized that I am incredibly out of shape! The up side is that every workout since has gotten a little easier. Hopefully it won't be long before I am cruising the streets again...


NEW: Before Claire was born, we bought two new cameras - a digital SLR and a compact point-and-shoot camera. Due to intimidation, I have shyed away from the digital SLR until NOW. It is my goal over the final 5 weeks of my maternity leave to figure out how it works (and using the auto focus mode does not count)! I have no excuse as I have a wonderful subject to experiment on.