crazy weekend

adam and i had quite the weekend this weekend.

first of all, friday we had his six-month check up. he lost a little weight-- even since we were at the doc on monday for his sickness. he weighed 17.7 and the doctor explained that when babies are sick their bodies are more concerned with getting well than packing on the lbs. not to mention, adam sort of put himself on a crash diet... barely ate those days, poor lil' guy! at the appointment, the doctor was impressed with his hand-eye coordination and said he seemed very healthy and right on track. she also gave us the go-ahead to try adding meats to adam's meals. crazy!!!

after the appointment, eric went to work and adam and i went to lunch. then we shopped till we dropped all afternoon. he was SO talkative and yelling and babbling in the stores-- he definitely got a ton of attention from people wondering why a happy baby was yelling... :) after all our shopping, we had to rush home to meet eric's parents who were coming over to babysit while i met some girlfriends out to celebrate a birthday. we made it home just in time for me to prepare adam's dinner and lay out his jammies, change my clothes and rush out the door! whew! i felt like a total princess because eric's dad gave me a ride to/from the metro, so not only did i have a babysitter and a night out... i also didn't have to drive into the city or park! i tell you, the things i took for granted before are total luxuries now!

we had a wonderful birthday celebration for joanna at cafe asia and i was home by 10. adam was sleeping peacefully after a big dinner and bath with his mamama and pop pop.

saturday was full of activity too... saturday afternoon i attended a baby shower for our friend yoko who is due in june. i took adam to eric's parents house to spend an afternoon of fun. i know he was so happy to spend so much time with them. then, ali, rachel and i carpooled to the shower. after the shower, we ladies picked up adam and some organic pizza and headed back to my house. adam spent the evening surrounded by doting women-- quite the lucky dude. his dad, who was at work all weekend, would have been proud! rachel bathed him and gave him his bedtime bottle and put him down.

sunday- today- was another BUSY day, but sooooo wonderful. (if you're wondering where the baby meltdown occurs after all this activity, stay tuned...) this morning, we chilled at home. and later in the morning, adam and i went into the city for brunch with justin and rachel. it was such a warm day, we sat at an outdoor table at l'enfant and had yummy food. adam played, people watched and scarfed up some carrots and sweet potatoes. after brunch, we four walked all around dupont circle and went in several open houses. the weather was amazing and i actually have a red chest- not quite sunburn but definitely sun. have to keep sunscreen in the diaper bag from now on...

after brunching and strolling, adam and i went to the base to see eric and do some grocery shopping. and after THAT we went to the exchange to scope out baby shirts (nothing impressive...). during all this activity, adam only had about 30 mins of napping in the car. aside from that, he got about an hour before we went to brunch this morning. our champion sleeper usually has 3-4 hours of naps per day.... still he was a pleasure to be with, all smiles and again YELLING and babbling in the grocery store....

when we came home, i gave adam turkey with his veggies and fruit at dinner. he loved it like everything else... no problems. and after that, he melted. i paid for all the weekend activity with an inconsolable baby who was SO tired that he was falling asleep while i undressed him for his bath. i put him down an hour earlier than usual and he was out before the bottle was finished. poor little dude! i was exhausted too, so i can't imagine how he must have felt!

but, we had an amazing weekend-- the only thing that would have made it better was having eric home with us! but it was lovely seeing so many friends and mamama and pop pop. adam had so much fun and i loved getting out and enjoying FINALLY welcoming springtime!

adam ciuca, 6mos 1wk old