This weekend my dear friend Keri came to visit and meet Kensie. We kept things low key, which was fine with me... since I am still fighting a nasty cold. We did manage to stay up past midnight both Friday and Saturday night, playing Dominos, Wii, and watching Tivo'd episodes of Grey's Anatomy and House. We spent the days shopping mostly.
We visited the outlet malls, and found great deals on baby clothes, including the cute cream with roses jumper pictured to the left. It was my first trip to a Children's Place and I was pleasantly surprised. Very good deals and cute clothes! I was able to stock up on tights for Kensie, so she will be able to wear all the cute dresses I have been collecting for her to wear once the weather gets a little colder and she makes it into the 3-6 month old size range.
We also went to Janie & Jack, which is a favorite of Keri's when getting things for her son Vaughn. That store is not exactly a place to find a deal, but the clothes are absolutely precious! I found a beautiful sweater and onsie for Kensie there. I can't wait for sweater weather! But, for the time being, the weather has been really nice in Connecticut. Keri got to see the best of early fall... the leaves are just starting to change, the sun still shines brightly, and the temp was a balmy 60-70 during the day.
Had to post this picture of Kensie in her funny hat. The weather has been getting into the 50s during the day. She put up with the hat for about 5 minutes. Hope she is more accomidating when it snows!
Some good pictures of Kensie from today. Nothing terribly exciting to report. It's a cold gray day in West Hartford. I have had a hard time getting her down for an afternoon nap, but she finally caved in. It makes me wonder how in the world people get their newborns on a "schedule." I mean, she is just over 2 months old... how can I dictate when she is hungry or tired? I am just recently confidant that I can identify when she is hungry or tired before the wailing starts (at least most of the time) or she passes out (again, most of the time). Anyway, I think today, after she wakes up and eats, we will go to Bed Bath & Beyond to buy a large mirror. She loves looking into one, so I want to have a mirror to prop against the wall in the living room. Then I can put her in her bouncy seat in front of it and let her amuse herself.
Daddy had to go back to the city tonight. Which is always a sad affair, especially for mommy. Because Kensie has a very bad habit of sleeping the whole ride to New Haven, but crying all the way home. Tonight she only screamed for 20 minutes, but still... it was not pleasant.
Anyway, when we got home and I swaddled Kensie up in the bear chair, she started screaming again. It was her purple face shrill sounding cry. (I believe this is the face Chris thinks makes her like Grimace.) I didn't think she could be hungry, since she ate right before we went to the train station, so just put her binky in her mouth and begged her to calm down. After about five minutes, she did fall asleep. But, did she stay asleep.... no! She woke up 30 minutes later! I think she is getting to the age where swaddling isn't so cozy anymore. At least not all the time. I think she likes to stretch out while she sleeps. It's just a guess, though. Or mother's intuition. It's not like she can tell me what she wants. That would be too easy... =)
This video is especially for daddy, who is surely missing her already.
