The other day Jenny Tomlinson came over to take some newborn photos of Eden. We undressed her and tried to get some good pictures of her little naked baby body. She started to cooperate by relaxing and taking a nap. I held her all scrunched up on my chest and she let loose. There was a nice constant stream. What a girl!
We cleaned her up and continued shooting the photos. Later she was curled up on a scarf laid over a beautiful antique chair. This time we were blessed with more than a sweet little stream of fluid. We couldn’t stop laughing and Jenny was such a good sport.
Yesterday we had a whole day adventure! All of us (Mom, Gramma, and our little fam) took the train to Glarus. Jenny Tomlinson had arranged for us to then be transported to a little village to see the cows come down from their six-month stay in the Alps. They say the altitude makes the milk better. Some friends of Jenny’s were bringing their own cows down the mountain as well.
We all waited around and then heard the bells coming. The traffic was stopped in both directions as the cows came around the bend in the road and headed for the pastures. It was SO loud. We were all shouting over the noise to each other. Eden was sound asleep the whole time! Good thing we already know she has excellent hearing or we’d be worried. The cows were decorated in flowers and big, heavy bells. The farmers had to wrestle the cows to undress them.
The day got a little long for Eden. We were away for 8 hours in all. Considering her age, that was 3% of her life up to this point.
It was an experience that I am glad we got to have. Truly Swiss and great timing for having Mom and Gramma here. I could tell it was just perfect for Mom. She was having a blast and did her best to get right in on the action of wrangling the cows.
Last Sunday, my mom, Gramma, Chad, the baby and I were all rushing out the door so we could make our way to the train. Chad went on ahead a different, shorter way to purchase tickets while all the girls went the stroller-friendly, longer way.
We got to the station just in time and Chad ran up behind us. I had thought he would have been there waiting for us. He then told us how he had realized how much time he had given us and that he thought he should run home to get me a bottle of water. While he was there he decided he should change his tie. After changing his tie he decided he had better shave as well. All while we are speed walking to the station. (It is usually a seven minute walk for me.) He is awesome.
