Monday the 23rd

Today was the first day in almost two weeks that I have woken up and not had one or both of my in-laws in the house with me. I appreciate all they have done for us, especially my mother-in-law, who stayed with Jess the first week, but it's just not "normal" life when other people are in the house

Jess hadn't been in the car for longer than 30 minutes at a time since she came home from the hospital, so today we decided to take a small family trip. She needed some new bras, so we went to the outlets at Darien. We stopped in Brunswick to eat at Michael's Deli, and then went to Target. Jess went to use the restroom, and when she came out, I had women all around cooing and aww-ing over Allison. We left, and pulled to the far side of the parking lot, where Jessica fed Allison for about 15 minutes. Baby filled her diapers, and Jess changed her in the back seat in the Old Navy parking lot. Kid had it all over her stomach, coming out her diapers. Bought daddy a shirt at Old Navy ($5.99), and then stopped at the back of a Burger King to feed her again. She filled her diapers again, so we tossed the changing pad down on the grass and got her nice and clean.

All in all, we had a WONDERFUL day. It was great to be able to spend some time with my wife and daughter, as the family Mahaffie. A lot can be said for family outings (we're leaving for a two or three day stay at Hilton Head with my side of the family in a couple days), but I NEED the time with the two of them, and most of all, with just my wife.

Hopefully, this week at Hilton Head will allow Jess and I some alone time, as we'll have babysitters galore all wanting to hold Allison. It'll be hard, and we won't be gone long, but I am planning on taking my wife for a nice walk on the beach at sunset, and need to plan something really special for us to do. God is good, and I am so blessed.