venturing out

Last Tuesday, Hazel went out in her stroller for the first time. We just went over to some friends' house for dinner, but I was nervous about what exactly to do if she woke up. I haven't quite gotten down the whole nursing in public thing just yet.
No need to worry - she slept through the whole thing. :)


Last weekend, Mom and I took Hazel for a short walk through the neighborhood. Several people stopped us along the way to ask about her. It's funny - men here wear pink too, so even though she was decked out in pink and flowers, everyone asked if she was a boy or a girl. I met some women who said it was good for us to be walking in the sun. Then I met another lady who gave my mother and me a stern lecture about the dangers of taking a baby out before she's 40 days old. She mentioned everything from her nose getting squished permanently from the Snugli, to me getting a cold forever. My mom and I aren't exactly known for holding in our opinions, so I think everyone who knows us would have been very proud of our silent nods and gracious smiles during the talk. After that though, I decided to hold off one more week on going to church for fear that my friends there would all lecture us some more.

But yesterday, Hazel accompanied me and my mom for her first 'public' outing. We went to a mall full of strangers in hopes that no one would say anything to us. Fortunately, they didn't. Hazel did so well! Here we are in the Mothercare store getting her Christmas present. Don't worry - she slept through it so her gift will still be a surprise. :)
And yesterday we also did a webcam with Pops. (to answer your question, Kelley, my mom did come by herself. Sadly, my dad didn't have enough vacation time to come, too) So here is Hazel's first photo with her Pops. Shocker - she's asleep again! :)