Day 159...see you later mama

Jun 28

I had a WIC appointment today, so I had decided I was going to go into work later, around noon. That also meant that Martyn and I were able to sleep in a bit today. I had started him in the crib last night, and then got him in bed around midnight (I think....I really have no concept of time in the middle of night, because the clock is on Eli's side of the bed) and then put him back in the crib around 4 or so. Then got him back in the bed right before the clock went off at 5, and stayed in bed when Eli got up. We didn't get up until 7, which was nice. Martyn is so cute when he wakes up.

He was being kind of quiet, but was talking to me to wake me up and grabbing my face, and kicking me in the bladder. When I would open my eyes, he would just grin real big at me, and joyfully kick his legs. He's a funny boy. He's really sweet and loving with me. I love love love it!

We got up and went to wake mom up, even though I knew she was already up. She heard us coming and met us half way.

Mom went to my appointment with me and that was kind of fun. I had quite a bit of time before I had to be at work, so I decided to take mom down to the Birth Center, and show her around, and hopefully one of or both of my midwives would be there. Only one of them ended up being there, and her apprentice, which was really cool to see them. I got to show mom all around the Birth Center, and the room where Martyn was born. Nicole, the apprentice stayed out and talked to us for quite a while and I told her about deciding I wanted to become a midwife. She was excited about that and said I should give her a call and talk about it, and come down to the Midwifery college and talk to someone. I agreed.

That was pretty cool....it kind of boosted my desire to get started on that again.

Work was crazy. It didn't seem like yesterday when I left in the afternoon, that there would be that much of a pile of work for me to deal with when I came in late today. My goodness. But I got most of it done, with the exception of a few things, by the time I left...a little bit later at 4:15. Bryan (my brother in law) was here to pick up mom when I got here. The plan was for him to stay for dinner, so there was time for traffic between here and Independence to clear up, for their drive to his and Rachel's house. We kind of all hung out till right before Eli got home.

I gave Martyn his first taste of Barley-meal....I don't know if he liked it. I kind of think not, but I'll try it again. He made some really unsure faces. I don't know if that's because it was something of a different texture in his mouth or what. He did that with the rice too. I let him put his fingers in the bowl, and on the spoon, but he never seemed to want to put them in his mouth. I spoon fed him a little, and then gave him the spoon and he put it in his mouth himself. Not so much to feed himself, but to just put the new object in his mouth. I decided to nurse him a little bit afterward, just to let him rinse his mouth a bit.

Dinner was good, and mom and Bryan left right away afterward. I liked having mom here, but I'm glad she's gone to Rachel's to visit her too.

Martyn will miss his grannie too though, I think. He'll see her again on Saturday when we go down to help Rachel and Bryan move. Grannie's job is to babysit him while we help with the heavy lifting, ha!