Baby Success and The NFL Draft

Hey All,

Yesterday may go down as the day it all started to go oh so right. Jenn and I planned a nice little day out; Crystal City Sports Pub for some lunch, Giant for a few Groceries, Ice-berry for Yogurt and the Library for a video. We weren't sure we'd have enough time! Well we did have plenty of time, we made it to the library to get our library cards and rent a recommended video, The Happiest Baby on the Block by Dr. Harvey Karp. This is the video that was recommended to us during our random new parent encounter a few days back, it was said that it would change our lives! Well it very well could have! We finally learned the proper swaddle technique and how to use it in conjunction with the other four S's shushing, side or stomach hold, swinging and sucking. During our research of the video, we found a recommended product, the Halo Sleep Sack. "Wow" I thought, we should have gotten one of these, our lives would have been so much easier the past few days. Then we (and by we I mean Jenn) remembered hey we have one! Thanks to Julie Eddy we have a Halo Sleep Sack so swaddling just became much much easier!!! So we practiced the techniques and would you believe it they WORKED!! We were able to trigger Graeme's "calming reflex" and get him to stop fussing and sleep. Graeme made it through last night without interruption save for his scheduled feedings! Makes for a boring Blog, but that is the most exciting news to us. Can't recommend this video enough for helping cope with new born fussiness. Already paying huge dividends for us and we were able to get it at the local library!

The other big part of our day yesterday was a visit with Jenn's colleague at the NALC and our good friend Meaghan Slater. She brought some snacks, some sweets (cupcakes from Eastern Market), a nice Pinot Noir and a six-pack of Pabst Blue Ribbon tall boys!! The perfect gift for our NFL Draft watch party. Actually not much of a party, Janice and Gary stuck with it until the Redskins traded #10 and Meaghan left soon there after, but we had fun while it lasted. Graeme got his first taste of the NFL and what it means to be a Browns fan. He looks great in Orange and Brown!



We also had another box of gifts for Graeme. Ernie Kirkland, an NALC Officer, and his wife Linda sent us a wonderful box of outfits. Graeme is going to be, if he isn't already, a fashion maven! Thanks Ernie and Linda.

Today another outing for lucnh, a photo shot for Graeme (we hope), the post office, all the sorts of mundane things that will eventually make you despise this blog and ask yourself, "Why do I care that you went to the post office?"

Talk to you soon

Peace