This was Karen's first week going solo with the baby with Steve back at work. She did a great job but was a little extra exhausted at the end of each day without someone to hand off the baby to when she needed a break.
Fortunately, Zeeke has been doing a bit better in his swing this week. During the days, Karen's been setting up a play area for him on the living room floor and introducing him to some of the great toys folks have given him. Of course, some playthings aren't bought in the store: he's discovered his feet and Daddy's beard this week, both of which have proved fun to yank.
To maximize his time with Zeeke in the evenings, Steve did all the cooking for the week (beef stew and a roast turkey breast) during the weekend, which worked out great.
On Monday, Marci visited with some cool gifts for Zeeke.
On Tuesday, Zeeke got a bath, which actually seemed to relax him for the first time once he got used to it.
On Wednesday, Karen took Zeeke to Liz's storytime at the Fumo branch and met some other local moms.
On Thursday, Karen and Zeeke had pancakes with David at Black & Brew.
On Friday, Steve was working from home, so Karen got to sneak out for a much needed massage (carrying around this big baby is no joke!).
On Sunday, we did the unthinkable. We drove our baby who hates to be in the car all the way down to central Maryland for a crab feast at Karen's dad's house. Zeeke actually did an amazing job with it. He slept for half of the way down, then Karen fed him at a rest stop, after which he got upset for a while but fell back asleep by the time we arrived. We had a great time with Pop Pop Bob Bob & Grandma Joy, Cris & Lily, Aunt Kathy, Sara & Mike, and Zeeke's adorable cousins RIley & Bella. He was pretty exhausted by the drive home, but perked up quite a bit at Delaware's lovely new rest stop where he thorougly enjoyed watching a surprisingly international cast of characters coming and going.