Routine #1

By the end of the first month, we had pretty much settled into a routine...

Justin up at 5:30am for work.
Lena awake every 3 hours all day and night to eat.
Katie feeding Lena every 3 hours all day and night.
Justin home from work about 5pm, and Katie gets to take a nap!  Justin would usually do at least one feeding for Lena during this time, and sometimes two.  It was much appreciated.

On the weekends, Justin would take care of Lena for a few hours so that I could sleep.

It was blissful exhaustion.  Blissful because we were now parents.  Exhaustion because, as anyone who knows me will tell you, I likes mah sleeeeep.

On June 25th, we went over to Aunt Toka and Uncle Mark's for their Anniversary party, and to show off Lena (of course).  We had a great time, but it was exhausting for all of us.  It was very hot outside, and we were all ready to come home after a few hours.

The 4th of July holiday fell during this time, and unfortunately, we did not make the trip down to 'The Lake' with my family.  This is a tradition in my family dating back at least 10 years... we did not want to miss it, but Lena was still so small, and still up every 3 hours, so we didn't want to take her somewhere so unfamiliar.  We also didn't want to force her schedule on anyone else.  So, we stayed home and went over to Aunt Toka and Uncle Mark's for a cookout and fireworks.  It was fun, but I missed my family tremendously.

I took Lena down to my parents' house later in July for a couple of days, which was really nice, because my mom hadn't seen us since right after we brought her home from the hospital.  We went to the Country Club pool and went swimming, which Lena didn't really appreciate a whole lot (the water was pretty cold).  I missed Justin, and he missed us a LOT!