We are those people that bring our baby

So, we are getting to the point where we can be more social and see some of our friends.  Of course we can only entertain the idea of taking Greta somewhere if its in the afternoon, we have a very strict bed time routine :)  Over the last couple of weekends our friends have invited us to a couple of birthday parties, one was in the evening so we couldn't go but the other started in the afternoon so we decided to give it a try.  We planned our entrance and exit just right with feedings and naps and figured we had about an hour and a half to socialize.  As we were pulling up it really started hitting us that we were bringing a baby to a birthday bbq.  We didn't want to be "those people" so we decided to bring in as little of her gear as possible.  We decided not to bring in the carrier or the diaper bag, (we would go back to the car if we needed either) as to not draw any more attention to Greta.  Who are we?  I was a little nervous, Justin was a little nervous, Greta was cool as a cucumber.  As we walked up to the house Mary and Adam (the birthday boy and his beautiful girlfriend) were walking out of the house and they greeted us with huge smiles and open arms.  They were so welcoming and we immediately relaxed and were able to enjoy ourselves.   Mary even held Greta :)  Anyway, it feels good to get out and see our friends and are happy Greta is such a good baby.  This outing taught me that we need not be nervous about taking Greta places, she is a part of us now and everyone that knows us will take the three of us.  Everything is an adjustment, it is just surprising that everything means everything!

-Suzie

(don't forget to click on the pic to see the image larger)

We forgot to take pics while we were inside, we were leaving the party when I remembered.  That would be the reason Greta's headband is half off and she's throwing a fit)

These two pics have nothing to do with the blog post, I just liked them :)