Aunt Kristin and Uncle Dan Visit

Aunt Kristin and Uncle Dan left their 7 month old daughter (feedings and diapers) to come visit us...and feed and diaper our 6 week old!!  You ca  tell we are Minnesotans at heart as I felt bad that they weren't really getting a vacation and Kristin felt bad because she felt like they weren't doing enough!  Ryan wanted her to keep feeling that :)

It was wonderful to see them.  Dan and Ryan also loved that Kristin and I had each other to ask our questions to:

• should I wake her up to feed her?
• If I wake her up now will she sleep longer?
• If she sleeps long at night should I pump?
• How many bottles do we need to take with us to the mall?
• Do you think she needs to be changed?

These are the same questions we usually ask our husbands who have no idea what the answer should be. Or as Dan puts it, "You're going to do what you want anyway, so why ask?!?" :)  (love you Dan.  mean it)

Ha!! Too funny - as I am typing this Kristin just texted me asking "Do I walk around in the windy, not-so-warm weather or wake Liz prematurely from her nap so she can get the keys from her jacket which is keeping Liz warm".  I said "It's been 3 hours.  Do I wake Claire or let her sleep so I can feed her at 9 instead of 8:30 for the last feeding.".  In case you were wondering, I woke, Kristin walked :)

Also, you may have heard through the grapevine but Kristin and Dan are all-time babysitters now.  Saturday night we had tickets to Gaelic Storm (Irish band) so our visitors got to watch our little darling.  We got home around 11:30 and were in bed by midnight.  Ryan lovingly said he'd take the first feeding.  At 5:45 I woke him up (he doesn't quite have mommy hearing) to feed Claire.  He asked if I had fed her already...nope...that means she slept from 9:30 to 5:45!!!!!!!  I told Kristin and Dan they had to write down EVERYTHING they had done in the exact order so that we could replicate it!!  The big secret was a smaller/tighter swaddle.  We used the same swaddle the past two nights and it was miracle sleep again!  I realize this will not last (though I am REALLY enjoying it at the moment!) but do have to keep reminding myself that.  It was a bit odd though, how Claire's breath smelled of Maker's Mark...weird. 

We also used the Bjorn for the first time.  When I wore it I said it felt like I was pregnant again.  When Ryan wore it he said if that was what being pregnant was like I was a wimp.  Then he slept on the couch.