Barb: Lucy's first babysitter

(I wrote this post a while ago and forgot to actually post it. That's the most important part of a post...the posting....I'm an idiot).

Justin and I finally did it. We went out...together...without Lucy. Woo Hoo!!! Our friend Corby recently turned 31 and had a pub crawl (31 is the new 21). What better reason to get a babysitter than to go on a pub crawl. Responsible, right? Totally.

We found Barb-the-babysitter through our friends Brian and Lindsay. Barb was great. We felt completely comfortable leaving Lucy and had a blast on the pub crawl. Its nice to know we now have that option now.

I typically have pictures of the first time Lucy has a new experience. However, this time I felt like it might have been a bit much for Barb. I didn't give her the best first impression and I think asking her to pose for a photo might have scared her off. Barb arrived a little early and I wasn't quite ready for her. Let's just say that I was planning to be away from Lucy for 7 hours and needed to ensure that certain parts of my anatomy were empty. Poor Barb. She comes upstairs to meet me and I'm wrapped in a towel with a pump strapped to my chest. Awesome first impression!! Oh well. She's a mom....she understood.

The dangers of sucking your two middle fingers instead of your thumb...

Who needs a thumb....

When you have two fingers?!? (I hope this doesn't mean she's going to be a Longhorn.)

Like Father Like Daughter

Nursery Pictures

At long last, some nursery pictures...just in time for us to move. That's right, The Burtnetts finally bought a condo. We will be moving to Andersonville (a neighborhood on the north side of Chicago) on October 16, 2009. This sparked me to take some pictures of our current apartment. After all, it is where Justin and I lived when we were first married and when we had Lucy. It must be preserved for posterity!

Anyway, these are some pictures of Lucy's first nursery. Special thanks to Mee-Maw (my mom) for making the curtains. She'll have to make some more to fit the window in her new nursery. The green dresser that Justin and I painted looks a little sad right now. We have some shelves we never got around to hanging. No reason now! They will definitely be put up in the new place. And there will be colors on the walls!!!! I can't wait to paint!!!

One add-on

The one thing that will always make me giggle from the Kansas City trip was the use of the Bjorn.

I put Lucy in the Bjorn as we were walking around Irish Fest, and as we're sitting there, Jess looks over with a concerned look on her face. She says, "look at Lucy's foot." As I look down, I'm greeted by a purple and red left foot. Obviously, as first time parents, we're concerned, so we have Mee-maw and Pop (read: Jess' parents), come over and look.

Their diagnosis.....yeah, the Bjorn was cutting off Lucy's circulation, as her leg was too chubby for the Bjorn leg hole.

That's what will always make me chuckle from this trip.....

The Burtnetts Go To Kansas City

The Burtnetts went to KC to see my parents and celebrate Labor Day weekend. In order to get there, we flew. Yes, Justin and I took Lucy on her first plane ride. She did AWESOME!!! The flight out there wasn't full, so we were able to bring her car seat on the flight. She hung out the majority of the time in her car seat, smiling, giggling and eating. She didn't make a peep, and we even got compliments.
While in KC we did a lot of hanging out. Lucy got to meet her first uncle, Uncle Jim.

Saturday was all football all day. Even though K-State's game wasn't on TV, Lucy supported the Wildcats. Go State! (Doesn't she look so happy?) Special thanks to the Marxen for the onesie!!

On Sunday, we headed down to Crown Center for Irish Fest.

Then came the plane ride home on Monday. Due to my inadvertent ingestion of diary, Lucy was formula fed most of the weekend. Let's just say that formula poo is a bit different than regular poo (something I'm sure you all wanted to know). We were introduced to the difference a few times over the weekend, but none quite as memorable as the two on Monday afternoon. When we arrived at the airport, we were introduced to poo #1 which required a change of clothes along with a change of diaper. We were not smart parents and checked the luggage with Lucy's clothes. So, we had to use a spit-up full onesie from Friday as a last minute outfit. That was, of course, until we were introduced to poo #2 on the plane. This poo also required a change of clothes, but we didn't have any!! So, Lucy ended up in a hoody, diapers and socks. Ahh...our little white trash baby.

Other than the poo, Lucy was great on the flight home too. She didn't enjoy the decent into Midway, but that went fast and she fell asleep as soon as the plane landed. In all, it was a WONDERFUL trip.