Our good friend Valentine gave us a call yesterday morning to let us know about the availability of free swine flu vaccinations for us. Since it was inadvisable for babies to come to the clinic with mom, she suggested a baby-care swap: while one mom was out getting vaccinated, the other would watch the babies.
That was awesome for a few reasons: a) I didn’t know about this; b) we got to hang out with them!
Griff, who’s about 1.5 months older than Cameron, was just a charmer. He was all smiles and coos and high-pitched squeals (a newfound sound…he likes it more than his mom and dad!). You can just tell he’s going to be a great little guy and it was fun getting a preview of things to come. He’s already close to rolling over, he might be teething, and he already has such a great attention span for stories!
Shortly after V. left, he fell asleep in my arms while Cameron fell asleep in the swing (what a miracle!)!
This was the first time I’ve left Cameron with someone other than Tom! I hope she was good. When I left, I think she was already finishing up her swing-nap. She didn’t get in her customary 2-hour nap walking to and from the library, so she was a little on the fussy side! But, Valentine didn’t look completely discombobulated or anything when I returned — in fact, she looked downright cheery(!) –, so I’ll take her word that Cameron wasn’t too troublesome!
Once Tom got home and I had her in the mei tai (she’s now getting much too big for the Peanut Shell), she fell fast asleep and didn’t wake up until bedtime story time (but she nursed back to sleep as she usually does…)!
It was definitely nice to have the mommy-baby time and now we’re also, hopefully, safer from swine flu!
