Friday, March 25, 2016

Friends, Family, Racing, and Breweries

... and probably a lot more. It's been a while since I've updated, but we've been busy busy bees! Here's some bits of what we've been up to:

Picture Day at Daycare
I'm not sure what frequency they do these, but we had spring picture day at daycare! Got him all dressed in his nice polo and cargo khaki pants.


  
(fuzzy photos because it's a photo of a printed photo)

We didn't end up buying any of the photos, but they were still cute to see! Such a handsome little guy.


Scott's 40th Birthday
Scott was in Spain and Germany for a week leading up to his celebration, and his parents (Grammy and Grampy Trenor) stayed in Greenville with me and Dargan to help out. They did amazing work around the house, including some yardwork, a bunch of cleaning, and staining the fence in the back yard. It looks like new!

Hanging out with Grammy:


I didn't actually get any photos from the festivities, but it was a great day! The Wetmore parents came down, and we had probably 30 people at the house along with Mike & Jeff's BBQ and some tasty desserts.

Pavo Trunk Show in Asheville
I didn't buy anything, but it was interesting to go and see! They had four wraps for sale, plus the VIP wrap (not pictured).

I didn't stay long - just got in, picked up the VIP wrap (for a friend), had some food, then left to meet up with Scott and Dani, Houston, & Wendy for some beverages in Asheville!

We started out at Wicked Weed Funkatorium (Brewery #24) and had some lunch.



Next we went to Burial Brewing (Brewery #25) and Dargan fell asleep in my lap after he nursed! He woke up for some photos later but was still pretty groggy.



Post Ear Infection Check-up
Dargan had been diagnosed with an ear infection at his 10 month appointment, so we went back for a checkup to make sure it had cleared up. It had! Hooray, no more ear infection. He also now weighs 18lbs 3.5oz!! After his appointment, we had a snack in the car (goldfish crackers), and went to Mast General Store and bought a rain jacket for the upcoming weekend in Virginia Beach since the weather was forecast to be rainy and cool.


Another thing Dr. Butcher mentioned was that we should get him de-sensitized to as many allergens as possible, including grass. So on nice evenings, we have implemented Front Yard Time. Usually includes beverages for mom & dad. :)




Weekend in Virginia Beach

We traveled to VA Beach for the weekend with Robin and Dale to do the Shamrock Half Marathon (race day Sunday 3/20). Drove up together on Friday afternoon , Dargan slept a good bit of the drive (thank goodness) and only had a few fussy periods. We got in to town, went to dinner and grabbed a quick drink at Back Bay Brewing (Brewery #26) then hung out at the rental condo.

Fell asleep while eating a snack.
Brewery #26 - Back Bay Brewing

Saturday morning was Dargan's first race: the Leprechaun Dash! It was a 26.2-yard dash to the finish line. Of course, Dargan wasn't doing it on his own, but Scott carried him to the finish line and let him stand there for a minute. He had a race number, got a medal, and will get a race t-shirt! I'm so proud.



Pre-race photo (it was cold and windy!)
official race photo
Post-race photo - medal!


Next was the grand Brewery Tour of Norfolk, Virginia. John, a good friend of Scott's, met us and took us around town. Had some amazing brews and good times with friends! Of course Dargan hung out with his race bib and medal the rest of the day, like a good little racer.



O'Connor Brewing Company (Brewery #27)
Coelacanth Brewing (Brewery #28)
Bold Mariner Brewery (Brewery #29)
Smartmouth Brewing Company (Brewery #30)
It was a LONG day! But lots of fun, and we ended at The Birch for dinner - they have a gourmet grilled cheese menu!




After that, we were all tired, so headed back to the condo for the night.

The details of my race are in my fitness blog, so I won't repeat here... suffice it to say, it wasn't exactly an enjoyable experience.

Not excited.
For lunch, I got to meet up with a bunch from my online moms group - so exciting to meet them in person for the first time! We went to a brewery (duh) - Wasserhund Brewing (#31) - and enjoyed lunch with the little ones.

Love these sweet mamas and littles!
The rest of the day included a nap, some dinner, and that was about it. Monday we drove home. Long but fun weekend!

Other photos

Grocery shopping
Woke up on his belly TWICE last week.

Opening a gift from daddy - made in Germany!

How'd I get under here?

These PJs are too cute!





New wrap (this one is now OURS!):

Thursday, March 10, 2016

10 Months Old!

Happy double-digits to Dargan!

Outtakes:





Clearly he is NOT keen on sitting still and posing for photos (at least not at 6am).

Stats
18 lbs (approx.)
~28" tall
two teeth (bottom middle), and the top ones seem soooo close
pivoting and scooting, but no crawling
stands while holding onto things
excellent hand/finger/fine motor skills (picking up small things)
Comfortably wearing 9 month clothes, though the onesies are getting difficult to snap and pants are a little long. #shortkidproblems

Standing watching big kids play at a birthday party.
Any day now! 
Sleeping

This has been a good week, despite some later-than-normal bedtimes. Unfortunately later bedtime doesn't correlate to later wake-up time... he's pretty consistent on a 5-5:30am wake-up, but at least he mostly sleeps solidly from bedtime until that point! WOW what an accomplishment that has been. The other bad thing, though, is that the more sleep I get, the more sleep I want! It's like my body is going, "Sleep? Oh yeah, I remember that! I want AALLLLL of that!" so I feel more tired during the day. Still, I'll take this routine over the old one from a few months ago any day!


Eating

Still loving to eat, not much change here. He had a few nights where he didn't seem to want anything but fruit or yogurt, but last night he was chowing down on some zucchini and eggs, so I guess it was just a temporary thing. I'm still a little confused as to how much food he should be getting at each meal, so I just keep giving him things until he seems uninterested. Seems to be working out ok.

Pooping while eating.
Nursing

This is still going steady, and I've even let myself skip a pump here and there when I just didn't feel like it. I'm struggling with the idea of when to start weaning myself down to fewer pumps. It's such a weird thing because for so long the mindset has been "MUST INCREASE/MAINTAIN SUPPLY!" and now to try to switch that to the opposite of intentionally decreasing supply... it's giving me all kinds of uneasy feelings. I have no idea when to start or how long it will take me to fully dry up, and the idea of being done is really making me sad. As much as I have been longing for all the "perks" of not BFing, I'm really going to miss it. (There, I said it!)

Voted in the Democratic Primary
Kisses!
What do you think, is he my kid?
Running buddy!
Hanging out at Quest
Banana toothbrush
Upcoming:
- Scott's 40th birthday party on Saturday
- Pavo Trunk Show in Asheville, followed by meet-up with baby friend
- final week before Shamrock Half Marathon