Baby Goes to IKEA

My sister, Trishia, flew back to Alaska last night, but before she left, we hit up IKEA so she could have Swedish meatballs. We also did a bit of shopping. I needed a few things and so did my brother, who is moving into his own place in the next week.

Taking Sofia on adventures is a quite nerve wracking ordeal. I am glad my family is here to help me as I transition into going out with more than just myself. She was nursing before we left, but didn't get a full session in. I thought she'd cry in her car seat (a baby's cries are unbearable to a mama...) She did cry for about half a second and then dozed off. Once we got there, I put on the wrap and tucked her in. She slept pretty much the whole time. She did start to wake up at the end & I waited, expecting to have to finagle my first bout of nursing in public. She made it through the whole store snuggled up to me. Then, I expected her to cry as soon as we got in the car, wanting to nurse, but she just looked around for a while and then went right back to sleep.

Our first extended outing in public was quite successful. She made up for the lost time nursing when we got home. I was exhausted, so Little Miss and I headed to bed around 7 and were snuggled up and snoozing by 8.

My youngest sister, Emma, and Sofia and me in the bathrooms section of IKEA.