So last weekend was a crash-n-burn in the goals department. We did end up running errands and I didn't get the small amount of yard work done that I wanted. I did, however, get the grass and weeds pulled away from my baby southern magnolia in the backyard and got it mulched. 30 minutes was all the baby would allow me. I got this tree free from a nursery in San Antonio in '06 because it was broken and bent. It was all of 2 feet tall (maybe) and had about 6 leaves on it. It's a little over 6 feet tall, now and I *think* it will bloom for the first time this year. I think I see one flower bud on it. I'm sooo excited! I know, silly thing to get excited about, but I love my plants...they are like children to me.

This weekend is a very social weekend. Friends' place tomorrow evening, restaurant (the first time with baby) with a friend I haven't seen in several months on Saturday and then we are taking our 12 & 14 yr old boys to Main Event, then Dad's on Sunday. I'm most worried about the dinner and boys on Saturday, though. I have no problems nursing in public, but I do NOT like to be that person at the restaurant with the screaming baby that won't shut up...and I have a screaming baby that won't shut up. I'm going to take care to order something that tastes okay cold and can be boxed up and eaten later, in case I need to take the baby out of the restaurant.

Monday I have my final post-partum check-up and pap. I'll weigh myself again to make sure I am, at the very least, keeping the weight steady. Breast feeding has made me quite hungry, I've found. It's even more pronounced since I had ZERO interest in food while pregnant. I really need to replace the batteries in my scale so that I can do more than just hope for the best. The word "proactive" comes to mind.