Cate is 3 Weeks Old!

Cate’s First Party Although Cate’s first celebration was her homecoming on Christmas Eve, her first official party that included people outside of our family was the Culinary Crafts Holiday Party last Tuesday. She did great! I packed her up in the Moby Wrap so she was nice and snug and close to me. The major benefit of the Moby is that it clearly conveys, “Thank you for inviting us. We are glad to be here. No, you cannot touch me.” People are funny: some said, “Oh, you’re just not letting people touch her because she’s your first. By your second you won’t even care!” Then others said things like, “I would never take a two-week old baby out!” So I guess you can’t win. Regardless, we had a fun time and Cate was the hit of the party. Sam and I very carefully packed her diaper bag, including an extra outfit (good thinking, Dad!), and then promptly spilled water from a water bottle into the bag within 10 minutes of being at the party. Oops. Cate did end up needing a change of clothes, but her extra outfit was wet, so we had to strip her down to just her onesie (gasp! We’re trying to teach her to be a lady, but there she was in just her undies at her first party!). Her hat also got wet, which meant she was not only in just her underwear, but also hatless. Again, good thing she was all bundled up in the Moby!

Spa Time Cate loves getting a bath and having her hair washed! We’ve also incorporated another element to bath time, which takes bath time to the next level: Spa Time! A friend of ours recommended infant massage and gave us some infant massage oil and a book about it. The book is pretty hokey—it does, for example, encourage the parent to “approach the naked infant and ask for permission to touch her body,” (a step we skip) but the massage oil is great! Cate loves it! After she gets her hair washed and combed, I put her on a blanket and massage her legs and arms, then give her belly and back a little rub. When it’s over she is in heaven!