Allison's first restaurant!

Jen and I took Ally out to Fuddruckers for lunch. Guess she doesn't like burgers :)

Allison's busy social calendar...

Here are some photos from the last few days....

On Monday, Allison went to the grocery story with Mommy for the first time. This was obviously more of an accomplishment for Mommy than Allison...

That evening, Allison was a special guest at "Club" with Gram's friends. She was a big hit as she managed to coo and sleep on every available lap, some twice! (And then left with a big bang of tears!)

On Tuesday, Kimberly and Mac Miller visited us. Mac is 10 days older than Allison. Mac poses so well for the camera! I'd say these two hit it off very well, if "continued to sleep while their Mom's chatted away...." is any indication.

Nap Time....

is Allison's favorite time of day...

Baby's first trip to the car dealership

Saturday morning and we are off to Gram's while Daddy works at the office. Not so fast, the new tire on Jen's car is leaking air AGAIN. The last time this happened the tire went flat within hours, so here we are at the dealership. So far Ally is sound asleep, let's hope this isn't a long wait!

1st trip to the mall!

Texting Daddy every step of the way!!!

Another day, another outfit, another nap!!!

More pictures!

We're catching up on some old photos, as well as a couple of recent ones.



Click here for the full album.

One of my favorite pics from today:

From Allison2

Allison - Day 9 picture!

2nd Doctor Visit, and an update on Max...

Allison did very well at her second doctor visit today, she's now up to 7 lb 8 oz. We do not go back until she is a month old! So far we really like Princeton Nassau Pediatrics, thanks to all of those who gave us recommendations!

Unfortunately, Max the cat is not doing as well. John noticed he was acting very strange this morning, and whisked him off to the vet for some medical intervention. We hope he can come home tomorrow.

Adventures in first time parenthood

Allison, Jen & I today decided to mail out some thank you letters, visit Target, and for bonus points, travel out to Princeton MarketFair. Allison was a doll and slept the entire way, which was a major surprise - I guess she's a car girl, just like her mother & grandparents ;)

While at the MarketFair, we figured we'd try out our new stroller (thanks Tracy!), since Ally was doing so well. I had a little bit of a tough time snapping the car seat into the stroller, but a little bit of muscle snapped it into place.

A half hour later, we've had a successful trip, and are ready to pack up and go. I reach over to remove the carseat from the stroller, give a tug, and...nothing.

One more tug. Nothing, the car seat is in there like the sword in the stone.

A little more futzing around, and Jen & I decide that the parking lot isn't the best time to do Stroller 101, so we move over to the bench outside of Lenscrafters.

Tug. Tug. Tug. Nothing. It's getting warm outside.

Yank, Yank, Yank - still nothing! A quick question to Jen - "Did we ever try this at home?" (Jen assures me yes).

Allison still hasn't woken up yet - which we can't believe. We take a brief pause to figure out what to do. An idea strikes - call for help!

So , we get out the manual for the Chico stroller, and call tech support!

A brief wait on hold, and we get to chat with a nice lady who talks us through it - all we needed to do was to push the stroller DOWN while pulling back on the release. Apparently that happens when the car seat is attached the wrong way, but I have no idea how that would happen!

I am sure some of you experienced parents out there are having a good laugh now, and I'm sure we provided the Lenscrafters staff with a pretty good laugh today too. :)

Baby's First Doctor Visit!

Allison went to her first doctor visit today! It was a good trip, the pediatrician is happy with how she is progressing. After that, since she was doing so well on the road, we went out to Babies'R'Us and picked up a few things we needed.

The nighttime feedings have been going pretty well... more on that later.

Lastly, Allison's uncle Mike has put up a really nice photo album - click here and here!.

Lastly, Jen's parents have been just great, really helping us out a ton. Their help is making our lives as new parents a lot easier!

Not a fan of carseat!

Allison is dressed and ready to go home!

Going Home!!

The doctor just stopped by and we are cleared for takeoff!! It may be quicker to get a jet in the air than to get out of here, but at least we have gotten the doctor's go ahead!!

Day 6: the occupation continues

We did our first full night with Allison. It went pretty well. We also did our first bath with Allison this morning as well. I'm glad we only have to do that every 2-3 days, as I don't think we can bear to see her cry more often!

In other news, looks like we're going to stay the night here again. Jen's temperature is slowly coming down, but isn't gone yet, and the doctors want the antibiotics to run their course. Jen's in pretty good spirits, but we both want to be home with our baby.

Friends welcome to visit; friends who bring Conte's pizza especially welcome. :)

...or maybe not.

One of the things we've been tracking over the past few days is Jen's temperature ping-ponging from normal to elevated & back. A few minutes ago, one of Jen's doctors decided to start an antibiotic that can require up to 24 hours of observation as a precaution.

Well, maybe we'll make it home in time for David Letterman. :)

Home Tomorrow!

We're looking forward to going home tomorrow, though we feel very spoiled by the tremendous level of care we've been receiving here! The 3 pm ice cream sundae cart isn't bad either, we sure won't have that luxury at home!

2:30 am feedings

Allison is up. We are trying to keep up with her.