Recharge

Lamar and I have had very little alone time since Calum was born.  We are not complaining whatsoever, we know that this is what happens when you have a new baby.  Since I am nursing him, we are most definitely a package deal for quite some time.  The opportunity came up for us to get away for the night (22 hours to be exact) so we jumped on it!   We do not have family close to us who is willing to help out, so friends are our answer.  THANK YOU NICOLE!!!!

We decided to go to Portland for our time away.  We found a great Bed and Breakfast called Heron Haus in the Northwest neighborhood we wanted to be in (off NW 23rd).  The whole house was beautiful.  It was tucked in amongst other beautiful houses.  An amazing view of Portland.  Beautiful woodwork and furnishings.  Extremely comfortable and a house you just want to curl up in.

We had a dinner reservation at Urban Fondue.  One of the best parts of Urban Fondue is that it is next door to Bartini.  Fondue AND martinis...the making of a fantastic dinner!  We indulged in fantastic food and drinks, enjoyed our conversations and most importantly, were able to reconnect.

We eventually wandered back to the B & B.  We both slept so well.  We wanted to pack the bed up with us and bring it home.  We slept in to 8 AM.  Yes, I said SLEPT IN TO 8 AM!!  We wandered down stairs for our breakfast.  The food was delicious, at least I thought it was.  We were served a fruit salad with candied ginger yogurt, artichoke souffle, asparagus, green salad and cranberry scones.  Lamar was not impressed by the lack of bacon, but he did eat it all except the asparagus which I happily stole from his plate.

After breakfast we packed up and headed out to do some shopping before we went home.  I wanted to pick up a few things at Trader Joe"s and we both needed to do some shoe shopping.  Personal shopping is something that we both realize does not happen when we have kids in tow.  To actually be able to browse is a luxury.  Again, we enjoyed the time together until we realized that it was time to go home.

Upon arriving home, Calum was so excited to see me.  I am sure he was happy to see Lamar, but it was me that he really wanted.  I keep telling Lamar that if he would just lactate then Calum would feel the same about him! 

Everything went perfectly at home while we were away, just as we expected.  We are so grateful to Nicole for watching the kiddos for us.  We don't know what we would do without her.  It was really nice to get away, but it was also really nice to come home to all the hugs and smiles.