We're doing great here in the hotel. Rowan and Grandmommy spent the day relaxing while I went to conference sessions. In fact, we're not done yet -- I've got to go to another meeting here in the hotel at 10pm because the darned students didn't get their presentation for tomorrow ready in time...mutter, mutter. Bless their hearts. :-) It's been kind of fun being away, but the constant logistical challenge of pumping milk, feeding Rowan, getting back and forth from the hotel to the conference site, dealing with a hotel fridge that is quite reluctant to get and stay cold, plus washing by hand every single bottle and breastpump part (of which there are shockingly many) has got me ready for home at last! Oh, for a dishwasher. Come tomorrow, we're outta' here. Plus, Daddy is missing Rowan very much.
Oh, yeah: trips to the bathroom scale with Rowan in and out of Daddy's arms suggest that our little bundle is a whopping 11 pounds already! Wow. I mean, we knew he was getting heavier -- but it's no wonder he makes Kayla feel light as a feather! Oh, and for those of you who are following the progress of the umbilical cord stump, you should know it's gradually but surely giving up the ghost. We're seeing much more of what looks like a belly button when we get in there with a q-tip to clean, so it won't be long before we have a baby belly, pure and simple. Stay tuned for breaking news. (By the way, I tried to upload a picture of Rowan in the hotel, but this internet connection isn't cooperating even for a 200k file. I'm giving up now, but I'll make it a picture of the day for next week.)