Home again, home again jiggity jog...

G sleeping during our delay.

Back from New York and happy to be in the trees again! When I walked into the apartment after our five and a half hour delayed flight (yes it sucked) I commented on how big the place seemed. Matt reminded me that we'd been living in two rooms for the last two weeks, nice little bonus to feel like you're coming home to a palace!

Here are a few remaining shots from our trip:

Talking to Dad in the hotel.

Having lunch with mom and dad.

Kickin' it at the hotel.

At Lupa on our last night.

Saturday was a wash, I took the best power nap of my mommy career, we unpacked and hung out. Sunday morning we *tried* to go on a hike (Willie, Jen, Kyle and the Hunter Family) but once on the trail realized that it was far too hot for any of us. We ditched the trail and headed down to the Montclair Egg Shop for brunch and relief from the heat. We got brunch.

Gabby & Paolo popped over and let us test drive some of the baby gear that we have been resisting. When we were in NYC Matt happened upon this ultra-stylish baby bouncer and wanted to see if G would actually like it, nothing like spending a crapload of money on something that the kid hates. We thought that if we were going to have something laying around, it may as well be as inoffensive looking as possible...

They also showed us the miracle-of-all-miracle baby swings. Note: I was TOTALLY against the baby swing thing, I'd heard that not all kids like them and they take up a ton of space in your house (not to mention how ugly they all are!). Not this one, it's a small grey A-frame that holds the car seat. So when returning from grocery shopping you can pop the car seat in it and it keeps the kid moving. Basically it tricks them into thinking that they are still in the car and allows you to actually put the groceries away. Plus it doesn't take up much more room than the actual car seat and gives it a place to live in the house.

Oh, sweet, sweet gadget.

The next thing we tested was a Bumbo. This one we'll get eventually if for nothing more than the sheer fact of how cute G looks while sitting in it. He reminded us of these guys from Wall-E.

Turns out Garrett really liked all three things. Of course, I headed to Babies R Us the next day. It's not that I don't want to hold G all the time (I really do!) but a lady has got to shower and a bouncy seat lets me!

We got the swing frame and I opted for a $25 bouncer instead of the Bloom one, aesthetics be damed, the boy needs to go to college!