Week 5

Well it's official we have a paci spoiled baby!!  She has decided that she cannot fall asleep without having the paci in her mouth.  What have we done?!!  I have tried to see if I can just let her cry herself to sleep but I don't think that Wes or I can make it past about 30 seconds of the crying.  I guess we'll break her of it one day but together we have decided that it won't be today or any day soon for that matter.  Our sanity is more important at this point!!

She's been pretty fussy this week, we are hoping it isn't colic!  It seems that constant motion is a good thing with her.  Riding in the car, the swing, the bouncy seat, walking her around the block, just moving in general seems to calm her down and of course the paci helps!

Looking pretty sweet here

On Wednesday I went to an ASID meeting and Finley, Wes and Grandma Phyllis went and enjoyed a nice Italian lunch together.  We then went to Bentonville to run some errands and Wes CANNOT go to Bentonville without stopping by the Walmart Associate Store to see if he can find any "unbeatable deals".  Needless to say, i have nursed in the parking lot of the Associate Store I believe 4 times now!!
Speaking of Walmart, Finley took her first trip to Walmart this week.  She slept the whole time as we restocked on all of her baby supplies, boy how all of those things add up!!

Thursday we had a Proto Team plus Wes :) lunch at Mellow Mushroom Pizza where Jessie, Kim and Tiffany also brought their babies.  All of the babies got lots of lovin and were each passed around the table.  I had my first public changing table experience there not once but twice during lunch.  Again, it was one of the occasions when I wonder why God didn't give us a third arm!!  It's interesting how I could have cared less about the location of the changing tables and whether or not they were in the men's restroom as well until you need to use one.  This one in particular was right in the swing of a stall door so when the lady came out of the stall the door hit the changing table.  You'd really think people would think these things through!!

Kim & Harper

Anna, Harper & Katey

Crystal, Finley & Jamie

Monica, Finley & Anna

Finley had her first night out on Dickson Street this Saturday! ;) Gary and Phyllis took us to Doe's Steakhouse where Finley again slept through the entire dinner.  She has slept through every meal that we have ever eaten out somewhere.  I told Wes that we need not get used to this because this WILL NOT be the case for much longer!!  We are trying to enjoy it while we can though!

I've decided that on my blog I am going to print and bind these at the end of the year so I am going to add little tid bits that Finley, Wes and I might find interesting years from now.  One of my pregnancy journals had things like- what is in the news, music you are listening to lately, or tv shows you are watching.  So while it might not be interesting for others to read right now....we think it will be neat to look back on one day.  Without further ado....

IN THE NEWS:

• The Casey Anthony trial- Casey found not guilty and released from prison
• The $14 trillion deficit that our country is in
• Gas prices are currently $3.59 a gallon