February 8, 2012

Olivia fell asleep in bed with me last night, which meant I wasn't really able to sleep until after I fed her and transferred her to the pack 'n play. That was alright, though, because we got to sleep in a little bit. We were up & at 'em by 10am - ready to start a tightly scheduled day.

First stop was to meet Jessica Abel at Barnes & Noble. I got there first, and had a head start on my shopping when Jess arrived. We got to sit and sip some drinks and enjoy the cafe while Olivia slept in her car seat. Then we went over to Old Navy. Jessica gave me one of her coupons (thank you!) and we got some very cute things for Olivia, including a super sweet pair of pink sneakers. Irresistible!

Next we went to Infinite Yoga. We got there early, as usual, so that I'd have time to nurse Olivia and get her settled. Thank goodness we did because not only was she hungry, but she has a terrible diaper which precipitated an outfit change. Thank goodness Daddy prepared the diaper bag with a spare onesie in it. Yoga today was a challenge; Gretchen worked us hard. This was okay for me because even though other babies were crying and banging things on the floor - Olivia was quiet or slept the whole class. I found out about a Yoga Workshop this weekend which combines aromatherapy (all lavender this time) with a focus on restorative poses and massage. I decided to ask Jessica to watch Olivia for those two hours and give it a try. (It will be my first time away from Olivia.) I also bought the cd of lovely, relaxing music which was playing during class.

After class, we picked up Morgan. We did a grocery run and then went home for a few minutes before we had to go to an FRG meeting. The meeting went a little longer than expected and, although it didn't really give me any new information, it certainly is nice to talk about things like 'reunification with your spouse' and 'redeployment'. It means that things are winding down! Olivia got to be held by both Jessica & Zendy, I was "baby-less" the whole time.

The evening closed with a movie and some snacks. Olivia was very warm, once again. I tried to take her temperature (we have a thermometer which reads from her temple) but each time I would get a different number, sometimes off by as much as a whole degree! At no time was it over the 100.4 which was the 'signal' to call the doctor/go to the hospital that we were given. Still, Olivia spent most of the evening naked with Morgan & I trying to entertain her.

Now, after returning Morgan, Olivia is still sleeping in her car seat. I didn't want to disturb her, so she's up in my room in the car seat. Wish us luck for the eventual transfer! Good night!