Suzy Q Homemaker

In all honesty, I was a nervous wreck about this trip to Louisville.  Who wouldn’t be afraid to take a four-month-old on a nine-hour bus trip?  I was concerned about how we would handle crying, diaper changes, and sleeping.  The feeding I wasn’t concerned about because I didn’t have to pack anything special for nursing.

Here’s what I packed for Timothy:

• cloth diapers and diapering essentials for three days and then some
• clothing for warm & cool weather
• the pouch sling & the didymos wrap
• teething tablets
• toys
• car seat for bus napping

The best part about being on a bus was being able to hold Timothy when he needed to be held.  He wasn’t confined to the car seat for hours on end, so I didn’t have to do any fancy car seat nursing or ask to stop when diapers needed to be changed.  The motion of the bus also helped soothe him to sleep whenever nap time was in order.  Timothy rarely fussed and never cried while we were on the road.  It was GLORIOUS.

While we toured Louisville, I kept the didymos tied on so that I could easily slip Timothy in when we were walking around and then take him out when we were on the bus again.  How about some action shots!

Obviously, I didn’t take these pictures.  My friend Mary Ann did!  In the picture right above, I was actually putting Timothy in the wrap while we were walking to the Ohio River.  I became very adept at adjusting while walking, a skill much needed in a group of people with a touring goal.  There was no time for strollers or buckles!

I was asked constantly while we were on this trip how Timothy slept at night.  The truth was that he slept just as well as any other night.  Since we co-sleep, there really was no change in his sleeping routine.  All I had to do was lie down with him in our bed, nurse him, and voila!  If he woke during the night, it was only to nurse some more and then go back to sleep.  This is exactly how it goes at home and what I expected to happen while we were in Louisville.  I made sure to get a single room with a queen-sized bed so we wouldn’t be bothered by (or be bothering) other people.  Not that Timothy was fussy or cried at night, but still.

In the mornings, I had to make sure to wake earlier than I expected Timothy to in order to squeeze in a shower and get dressed.  I was quite proud of myself for being able to do this.  I thought for sure I’d have to pawn him off on someone so I could put my pants on!  Cause you know, on any normal day, Timothy and I usually wake about the same time and I can’t get a shower until at least after lunch.

Our only trouble with Timothy was when I had to be away during rehearsals and performances.  He screamed and screamed.  It was heartbreaking and I hated that we had to be separated for those short amounts of time.  I’m grateful for a good friend who was there to hold him while he cried.  I need to think of a way to thank her.  Is there a Hallmark card that says, “Thanks for holding my screaming infant?”

As promised: the action shot. Words definitely cannot express how much I love my Simon Didymos.

I’m getting my hands on a Didymos SIMON.  I’ve been coveting this wrap since Simon was a baby.  And I got a sweet deal on it, too.  Be jealous, cause this is going to be me:

Well, I did it.  Nice people from church asked me what kind of diapers I wanted and if I could link them to some they could find at the stores in town.  I knew Target carried BumGenious and Bumkins, so I went ahead and started a registry to make it easier for people to find them.

And then I got carried away adding stuff like this:

And this: