Adventure had.

On Thursday Jan 19th, Hollis and I decided we weren't going to let a little flood warning keep us from our midwife's monthly potluck.  We hadn't seen our midwife since Hollis graduated from here care at his 6 week check-up.  We missed her and wanted to be in her presence together.  I left the house cautiously in the car I promised not to drive ever again. 
We drove all through South Corvallis gauging our risk of crossing the bridge.  I got a gut feeling that I should go home but I ignored it, this is adventure time. 
We bypassed the Millrace taking the Bridgeway detour and had no problems making it the potluck.  We had a great time with the midwife, and left the potluck full of good eats. 
On the way home we got stopped in very slow moving traffic crossing the bridge.  There was no standing water so I was surprised to be moving irregularly at 1mph.  I started to worry that it would take me hours to get home from this point (1 1/4 mile from home).  After slowly creeping across the bridge I could see that traffic was stopped. They were operating a Crystal Lake to Alexander detour to bypass the Millrace flooding and they had just closed that.  They only way to drive home would be to turn around and go out 34 to Peoria to Junction City and take 99N home.  We decided to park the car and walk home. 

I parked the car at Fireworks, put Hollis in the front carrier and started walking home South on 99.  It was a lovely night, the rain had stopped and it was pleasantly warm for a January evening.  The water was so deep at the Crystal Lake intersection that pedestrians were not able to safely cross.  We walked back to the co-op and crossed through a field near Evanite and proceeded to walk up Crystal Lake.  I sang songs to Hollis and we enjoyed this late evening adventure together.  Exhausted we arrived home around 9:30pm, two and half hours after we left the potluck.  Momma bliss. 

Infant Pottytime

Ever since the day Hollis's Aunt Nena left on December 27th, Hollis has been pooping on his little pink potty.  Sure we caught pees every now and then, but catching his first poo was one of the most rewarding mommy experiences.   I thought when I started this whole infant pottying it would be such a pain.  I wondered if I would be a slave to the pink potty.  I learned pretty quickly his elimination schedule.  He peed first thing upon waking and then usually 10-20 minutes after a feeding and then randomly after that.  But the pooping, at this time Hollis only delivers a number 2 every 5 days with occasional unpredictable poos in between.  Well like I said shortly after Nena left Hollis pooped on the potty.  I was very surprised and continued to be surprised with each poop we caught.  I only used the potty once or twice a day and it was becoming very rewarding.  I am not very committal so I don't plan to hold Hollis diaper free all day, but I listen to his cues and it is all intuitive. 

Happy New Year 2o12 - Rebecka and Hollis