meeting anastasia

On Monday, we went to my cousin's house to meet her new baby girl, Anastasia.  She was born on Friday, July 13th.  I had gone out to buy her a few new outfits.  As a mother of boys, I LOVE buying outfits for newborn girls!  It doesn't mean I want a daughter, but honestly the girls' clothing is so much cuter!

Anyway, I had called my cousin to see if we could stop by and she said Monday was a good day.  My cousin has an older child, Fletch, who is 4.  SJ and I picked up a Trio set for him as a big brother gift.  I loaded Anastasia and Fletch's presents in the car and we made the journey to their house.  She lives about 30 minutes from us.

As we are pulling out of the driveway, SJ asked me how many miles it is to her house.  I checked the GPS and told him it was 24 miles away.  He always wants to know exactly how many miles we will be traveling.  It is just easier to tell him, because he will keep asking until you tell him.  When I guess, he sometimes watches the odometer to see if I am being honest.  Many times, I am just guessing.  Bad mom!

When we arrived at my cousin's house, she and Fletch were waiting for us.  Anastasia was asleep in her pack and play.  She was so cute!  My cousin told me I could hold her, but I didn't want to wake her.  SJ wasn't interested in the baby, but he was fascinated by all of Fletch's toys. 

Many of these toys we had a long time ago.  It was as if he was visiting old friends.  It was nice to watch him rediscover the toys he used to have.  My cousin opened Anastasia's present while Fletch opened his.  The boys helped him build his sets.  They played with the sets for over 30 minutes. 

I decided to hold Anastasia.  She slept the entire time I held her.  Bob was playing with Fletch and SJ was playing quietly with Fletch's toys.  Bob kept looking at Anastasia and I could tell he wanted to hold her.  I had him sit down and watched him while he held her.  Bob loves babies!  He was very gentle with her. 

When I thought he was getting a little careless with her neck, I took her from him.  I placed her back in the pack and play and watched the boys playing.  She was still asleep and seemed very peaceful. 

We stayed about 30 more minutes.  We said our goodbyes and started the drive home.  We stopped at Dairy Queen drive thru and I picked up lunch for the boys.  When we got home, I ate lunch and the boys got ready for the pool.  It was hot out, so it was a definite pool day. 

Even though it was only 1 p.m., it was already a full day.  I guess that is what happens when you spend time with a newborn.