Holy Tumbleweeds, Batman!

It was very windy here today...so windy that it was basically just a brown haze outside because of all of the dirt and dust blowing around. But, that didn't stop Robyn and I from taking our little ones to our very first stroller fitness class at the rec center. We weren't sure what to expect, but it was fun. We'd go again. And both Caroline and Natalie (Robyn's 11 month old) were very well behaved. We think we'll be sore tomorrow! And luckily we were able to make it to the rec center from our cars, and back, without our babies or strollers blowing to Kansas. Though when Robyn pulled out of the parking lot in front of me, she had a bunch of tumbleweeds stuck under her car. :-) The tumbleweeds were out in full force today.

What else is new with us? Caroline doesn't really do any new tricks yet...though she is holding her head up a lot better. The only other new thing is that we're in the process of switching her from breastmilk to formula. There are a myriad of reasons for this, but luckily it's going fairly well so far. She's had a few major spit-ups though, and that's pretty gross. All over me, her, and anything else nearby. Welcome to formula feeding! Ew. And formula smells horrible. But hopefully as her stomach adjusts that will happen less. (Though I'm not so sure.) The upside of this is that we can use a pacifier now whenever we want! So that's been nice. She doesn't want it all of the time, but sometimes it really helps to calm her when she's upset.

Caroline will be 8 weeks old tomorrow. Boy how my maternity leave has flown by. I've got to head back to work in 4 weeks, but right now it doesn't appear that there is any work for me to go back to. So we'll see if I end up getting laid off at some point. I hope not, but Ball is having a lot of layoffs so we'll see what happens. And even though we got our name on waiting lists for infant care last summer, right now no daycare has a spot for us when I need to go back to work. So that's another possible dilemma. There are a few possibilities that might work out though, so I'm not too worried (yet).

So that's the update on what's going on with us. Nothing too terribly exciting. I'll leave you with this video I took today. Caroline with her new friend, the pacifier....