Our First Big Adventure

The three of us went out on our first big adventure today. Previously, we made a quick outing to get a bite to eat, and we’ve been on a few walks (when the rain holds off in the evenings)… but today we went to Baby’s R Us. Caleb was an angel, sleeping the majority of the time we were in the store… and then waking and quietly looking around for a good ten minutes. I struck up a conversation with a woman whose 18 week old baby was about half the size of Caleb. You should have seen the sour face he gave her when she commented on how big he was for being 3 1/2 weeks old. He actually looked a little offended. However, he kept his cool, and it wasn’t until we were just about to leave that he started making any fuss at all… and this time it was about being hungry. On a somewhat related note, the Nissan Xterra makes for a wonderful breast feeding vehicle with the tinted back windows. I highly recommend it.
While in the store, Heather was shopping for some mommy clothing so Caleb and I strolled. Thankfully, we were well equipped for the task with his handy-dandy stroller. It is so wonderful to be able to take the car seat out of the car and drop it into the stroller. He doesn’t have to be moved, and usually sleeps right through the entire experience.
We’ve taken several new photos, but unfortunately the camera cable is still missing. That means I’ll have to wait to post the photos on Monday morning when I get to work.
All three of us are doing well. Heather has been a true SAINT, doing most of the late night feedings and letting me get a good night’s sleep. I’m a bit fuzzy as to the requirements for sainthood… but I believe that soloing the late night feedings qualifies her. I will (of course) be in contact with the Vatican… getting the paperwork for her canonization filled out. If you have the direct line to the Pope’s residence, I’m sure that would speed things up a bit.
Lets see, random events also happening in our lives:
-The Altima has a “serious” problem that the mechanic said might be covered under warranty. I’m a bit skeptical, but he says the car burned through 5 quarts of oil in 8 days with no smoke. He’s refilled the oil, and we’ll see. If it happens again over the next week… I fear it may be a costly repair (warranty or not).
-My cell phone’s mic went bad, meaning I had 2 options (so said Cingular). 1) pay $50 and get a new phone from insurance 2) pay $50 and get a new phone by signing a 2 year agreement.
I went with option 3) pull out an old “brick” phone from the electronic junk pile at home, and move my chip to that phone for free. The phone part works great, but I loose all the features of the newer phone. If anyone has a really cool cell phone (camera/qwerty keyboard/cool toys and buttons/ etc) that they aren’t using, I’m on the market for a cheap replacement phone.
I guess that’s about it right now, more photos to appear tomorrow.