Boy oh boy have Mason and I been out and about! Where do we start? Well on Sunday we went to church and then I was able to successfully nurse him in the church nursery after Sunday school before going to lunch with the Toungette family. All of a sudden breastfeeding got a whole lot easier. It was right as I hit the 3rd week my supply starting getting more under control and I was not leaking so much. I'm able to nurse without bath towels and I am just using Tatiana's trick of letting the breast pad catch everything. Those little pads are SUPER absorbent! Unfortunately it's about $8 for a box of 60 and I use one every time I nurse, so I plow through a box pretty quickly, but hey it's a hell of a lot cheaper than formula! Still though when Mason first latches on, he is still getting a little too much but once there is a little let down, he is able to stay latched on for a 5-10 minute stretch. Anyways, after we nursed we all went to Shane's Rib Shack, daddy's favorite place and then hit up Target before heading back to church for my shower.
Monday was awesome - my mom had the day off for her birthday so she decided to come and spend the day with Mason and I. Her birthday was actually yesterday, but it made more sense to take Monday off. We hit up a bunch of stores in the Spring Hill area, Ross, Kohls and Target. We didn't have much luck with buying anything, but it's always fun to just be out and about shopping with my mom. Afterwards we hit up Sweet CeCe's for a "nice" treat. Yumm I love that place. For some reason, every time my mom and I go out shopping we always have some issue where it's like dumb and dumber. Well, it's actually just me being dumb, my mom usually brings me back to sanity. The first time we ventured out with Mason when he was two weeks old, we went to Kohls and could not freaking figure out how to fit the car seat in the stroller. I knew it had to snap in and I was sure it was rear facing and I just didn't understand why it wasn't snapping into place. My mom suggests that the back needs to be pulled down, but I was convinced that wasn't it. Here we are in the parking lot trying to put the seat in the stroller looking like idiots for 10 minutes. Finally I realize my mom was right and I figured out how to move the back down. Duh. Then as we are rolling around in Kohl's, I'm like what the heck, this thing is not easy to maneuver around corners. Then I realize the lock is on the front wheels. Duh again! Well this time, we are getting back in the car after leaving Kohls and I can't find my keys! My mom said my face turned white as I empty my diaper bag and realize the keys are not in there. Immediately I start thinking ugh, I will have to call Carter, but likely he won't be able to leave work so I'll have to call a lock smith which will surely be $60. Ugh I was so annoyed. Then I flip up the little storage container in the front of the stroller and sure enough there they are. Then of course I get the lecture from my mom that I need a routine and that as soon as I get out of the car I put my keys in the same place in my diaper bag so I don't ever forget where they are and loose them. She's right, I need to be more organized. Heaven forbid I lock Mason in the car or us out of the car on a really hot day. Oh and that day I was able to successfully nurse in the car in the parking lot! 2 for 2!
Since yesterday was my mom's actual birthday, Mason and I went to visit her at work so she could flaunt her grandson to all her friends. We just hung out and on occasion she would let someone hold him. Oh and I was able to nurse in her office - 3 for 3! Being able to nurse while out is such a relief since I don't have to worry about rushing home. Such a breath of fresh air! Shortly after getting home, I went next door to visit with Tabitha. She has been overloaded with school work and finals and we haven't seen each other much, so we stopped over for a quick visit. All of a sudden Carter comes over, opens the door and says we have got to go! He realized that tonight was his mom's retirement celebration and we were late! Now I am thinking crap, it's 5:30 now, and Mason has to eat at 6. He will need to eat while we are in the middle of the ceremony. We rushed home grabbed the diaper bag and flew out the door. Luckily my mom and sister bought me the Medela hand pump for my church shower. I grabbed that and decided I would be redneck and pump in the car on the way up there. Once we got there it wasn't long before Mason was ready to eat. I had pumped 3 ounces and was pretty sure that would be enough. Well he dominated the bottle and was still hungry. I then go to get a pacee to satisfy him just until it's over and I realize I don't have one. We ran out of the door in such a hurry. I can't believe I forgot it! This kid likes to suck and was not going to be happy if he was still a little hungry plus not having a pacee. I put him over my shoulder to rub his back and sooth him and sure enough he spits up and it goes right down my shirt in my bra. Nice. I pass him to Carter as I attempt to clean up a bit. Mason starts getting fussy and then Carter attempts to give him the nipple from the bottle to settle him down which totally doesn't work. He starts crying and I take him out of the auditorium. Luckily Melinda was just done being recognized. I head to the bathroom to change his diaper and of course there is no fold down changing table. Why would there be, the ceremony was at Freedom Middle School. Ugh, so I change him on the counter hoping this will make him a little more happy. But nope, I was wrong. I take him in the hallway and walk him around but he was not happy. At this point I am about to head back to the car to nurse him when Mrs. Stinson comes up to me. She is Melinda's good friend and co-worker. She tells me I can use one of the classrooms to nurse. So I go in this room off the hallway, shut the door (so I think), sit at the desk with my back to the door and begin to nurse. Within a few minutes, a little two year old comes barging in the room and comes behind the desk and just looks at me. Then his dad comes following saying oh, I am so sorry, Max come on let's go. I am so embarrassed as I cover my boob with my hand. The guy picks up his kid and leaves the room and then doesn't shut the door! I'm thinking really? Thanks buddy. Fail - 3 for 4! So now I have to stop nursing, cover up to go and shut the door. This time I made sure it was shut all the way. I go to call Carter to tell him I think we should head home and of course, as I call him, his phone starts to vibrate in the diaper bag. I'm thinking really? What a night. Right as we finish nursing, I hear the ceremony is ending and I head out of the room to be met by Carter and Mrs. Stinson. Luckily she found Carter and told him where I was. I hand Carter Mason and say I think we should go and sure enough as I look in the car seat, a pacee is sitting right there. Wow, really? What great luck I've had. So now that he is fed and has a pacee to settle him back down, we decided to stay for the reception right after which was great because I was hungry and they had fried chicken and fruit tea. What a night!
In the car on the way home I get a call from my neighbor Kayla. She says did you hear what happened? I say no and my heart drops knowing something bad was about to come out of her mouth. She said a couple of ambulances were in the neighborhood at Tatiana and Joe's house. Apparently Chloe, their 9 month old fell off the changing table and she could only move one side of her face and wasn't moving her neck. They rushed her to Vanderbilt. Carter and I prayed hoping everything would be okay. Today we heard the amazing news that Chloe is fine and is going back for a check up but the doctor's cleared her last night.
Let me say, Tatiana is an amazing mother and accidents happen to EVERYONE! This past year, my nephew and 3 year old neighbor fell down a flight of stairs. Just about every child I know at some point or another have been rushed to the hospital for something. It's so scary because at some point it's bound to be Mason, Carter and I. And seeing how Mason is Carter's son, we are almost guaranteed to be at the hospital regularly. Melinda jokes that they were late to just about every big family event because they would have to stop at the hospital for something. I think Carter has broken just about every bone twice. It's important to remember that although children seem fragile, they are resilient and heal very quickly. Luckily, Chloe was released and doing well, but please keep the Hajek family in your prayers.
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