The anatomy of a morning out with the babes....

3am-7am--At least one of the babes is awake each hour to eat! Don't feel too bad for me as this isn't normal for them at all!Get the babies changed and in the car.

7:30 am--Leave to take Joelie to the Prison for work.

8:30am--Pull through Starbucks and get a chai to keep me awake for our big morning. Listening to Rich Mullins and am really convicted by his commentary on why he wrote "It's about as useless as a screen door on a submarine" song. I'll try and remember to share it with ya sometime.

8:45am--Get home and feed Sam while trying to find something to wear. Settled on a black comfy skirt, white tank, black zip up top. Went to get my sling in the nursery and realize it's brown. Is it really silly to want your sling to match your outfit? Take off my outfit and change into jeans and a green top..stuff the brown sling in the diaper bag. Burp Sam, set him down...

9:00 am- 9: 55am-- Feed the cat, feed Amelia, burp Amelia, change her outfit after she spits up all over it, swing on the porch swing so that everyone remains calm, get the umbrella stroller from the garage and put it in the car, get the diaper bag (which was lovingly packed last night by the best daddy EVER), grab the babes and put them in the car and off we go!

10:20--Arrive at the library and meet my friend Anne in the parking garage and meet baby Vera for the first time!!! Anne is my walking buddy that walked with me during my pregnancy, and then hers, until my 28th week when everything came to a screeching halt. Can't wait to resume our walks, but this time with three babies! Anyway, I slip Amelia into her sling, Anne slips Vera into hers, I get the stroller out for Sam and away we go...

10:35am--We arrive at the Breastfeeding Cafe! Yep, that's right. Our first outing with just the three of us (well, where we take the car) was to the Breastfeeding cafe:) It is sponsored by the Utah breastfeeding coalition and is a little space in the library where you can take classes about breastfeeding, babywearing, infant massage, etc. for the month of August. As soon as I heard about it I knew we had to go. Today was a New Mom's morning where you can go and meet other new mommies and chat about all things motherhood.

10:35-11:15am--Meet about 5 other moms and talk about breastfeeding, cloth diapering, slings, getting out with babies, etc. The space was really great with signs about breastfeeding pictures of breastfeeding mamas, etc. We had to leave a bit early because a mom came with some older girls and the babes still aren't supposed to be in close contact with kiddos. So Anne and I left and walked around and chatted a bit and then I headed home. Up to this point Sam and Amelia haven't made a peep--I couldn't believe it.

11:45am--Try to leave the parking garage when i realize my debit card is still in my black skirt pocket at the house and I am .25 short. Have to wait while the guy tediously writes out a ticket so that I can mail in my .25 to the library!!

11:48 am--Amelia wakes up and realizes she is STARVING!! She starts screaming at the top of her lungs. I think "Maybe we can make it home," but quickly realize I can't handle the sad cries. I pull over into some shade, jump from the front seat into the back (sandwiched between the two car seats) and feed her an emergency bottle I had packed. All is well with the world.

12:15--Home again.

A lot of work for a little outing? Yes. Worth it? To me, yes. It was a change of pace, I got to see baby Vera and Anne, and got to chat with other new mommies.
At the same time, I surprised myself with the emotions I felt upon arriving home. I was so happy to be here. A different happy than I have felt so far. I felt happy for it to be just me and the babes again..my little constant companions in our home. I don't know how to explain it really.....but it was a good way to end a morning out. So here we are..the babies are full and sleeping and I am going to make myself try and sleep a bit too. New pictures soon, Jen