just a quick catch-up

I've not blogged in a while because, as I said in my last post, we've been super busy! Heres some pictures of the past few weekends!

Tina's wedding cake

This is the wedding cake I did for my best friend (since kindergarten!) She got married December 18, 2010. Her ceremony was beautiful and I wish her all the happiness in the world! She deserves it!















The next weekend was Christmas and we spent it with my family, mostly but did stop and see Geoff's family too.

At my mom's Christmas day

It was really nice for us to get to spend time with family for Christmas. Things are lean this year, so there wasnt much in the way of presents exchanged but it was awesome to spend the holidays with people we love and who love Eli. It touches my heart to see how much our families love my son. I love him, and of course I want everyone else to love him but its an honor to me to share him with our parents. I did not grow up with grandparents in the traditional sense, so its very important to me for Eli to have a close relationship with our parents. My parents and Geoff's dad have made an immense effort to be a part of his life as much as possible, and I thank them for that.

Four generations of Robinson men

This weekend was New Years, and Geoffs grandparents drove out from Missouri to meet Eli. They hadn't been able to get out here before now, and were very anxious to meet him. Geoff's grandma (Eli's GREAT-grandma!) was beside herself with joy and excitement to meet the little guy. I was so excited to see them so excited :o) I love that they care so much about my son! It was wonderful to spend a few days with Geoff's dad, Dawn, Laura, and his grandparents. We got to eat good food, hang out and open presents. Geoff's dad got me a Maya Wrap for Christmas and I LOVE it! Eli likes it too, he usually conks right out when I get him in it. I dont have any pictures of it...but I think his dad does so I will have to ask him for one! In addition to showering Eli and Geoff and I with love, I have felt a lot of acceptance and understanding from his family about breastfeeding. I am sure its slightly uncomfortable for his dad so be in the room or at least next to me when I nurse, but he has never said a word against it. Its been an internal battle for me too, do I use the cover to avoid his (or anyone elses) discomfort? Or do I go with what I feel is right and nurse my son, discretely but openly in the same room as everyone else is? In the end I went with my gut and didnt have any problems. As long as I am attentive to Eli's cues and offer him the boob as soon as he starts showing interest, he latches right on and we dont have any problems! I can sit in the living room with everyone else and still feed my son. A shout out to all the ladies who have come before me to make breastfeeding more socially acceptable and who have given me the confidence to nurse in public!!

Well thats pretty much all thats been going on here in the past month or so. I just wanted to post a quick update :o)