Grammie & Pop in Town

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Hello! We had a fabulous weekend over here! My parents stopped in Dallas for a quick visit on their way back from Cabo. Matt, unfortunately, got stuck working in New York on Thursday and Friday, so it was nice to have some company. Thursday night, we strolled to the local pub and then I made an easy dinner with WF thai shrimp burgers.

On Friday, my mom and I enjoyed our favorite pastime – the mall:) Emerson got a bunch of spring clothes 50% off! I didn’t find much – I’m in a phase where I feel like I have nothing to wear but can’t seem to find much I like. I did find a breast-feeding friendly dress for our up-coming spring break trip!!

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Emerson was delighted to get a new toy!! She was such a hoot at the mall – she learned how to squeal and was practicing in all the stores.

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On Saturday, once Matt was home, we escaped for drinks and a cheese board at Victor Tango’s.

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We had a great time and I had the BEST old fashioned with black fig and orange oil.

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We met my parents next door at Sissy’s for a decadent southern dinner, complete with deviled eggs, squash casserole, and redfish with sausage and crab (for Matt and me).

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And since no weekend is complete without a good brunch, we checked out Public School 214 and discovered some killer brunch entrees. I had the chicken sausage and grits, and it was giant!

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Time to get back to reality and some healthy eats. Matt is traveling again this week, so I’m on my own!!

  • Tara
    February 21, 2017 at 3:13 pm

    I followed you over from Kath’s blog, and I really enjoy reading the updates about you, Matt, and sweet little Emerson. My daughter is almost 21 and is at college (two hours away!), so it’s almost like I’m reliving those baby years through your posts. I’ve also always been a single mama, so I understand the “So I’m on my own??!!” feeling. But, you got this. And if there are times you think you don’t, call in reinforcements. I promise you they’ll be happy to help. Thank you so much for sharing, Laura! 🙂

  • Mom
    February 21, 2017 at 6:16 pm

    We had a great time. That’s one wonderful baby girl!

  • Liz
    February 22, 2017 at 8:08 am

    Saw on your IG that she slept through the night. PLEASE TELL ME YOUR SECRETS. 🙂 My son is about 3 weeks younger I think, and he just started regressing at night. He was doing ~6 hour stretches about a week and a half ago, now he does maybe 3-4, then 2 hour stretches the rest of the night. Did Emerson experience any of the 4 month sleep regression? It’s really killing me and I need to believe it will end soon…

    • Laura
      February 22, 2017 at 10:02 am

      I think it was just luck because it hasn’t happened since:( She’s still swaddled (Ollie swaddle) and has gone back to waking up once around 1:30. She had a bit of regression, but only for about a week. The biggest thing I’ve noticed since turning 4 months is that she wakes up crying about an hour after I put her down – once I get her back to sleep though, she’s still doing a 5-6 hour stretch and then another 4-5 hour stretch. I may start doing a dream feed around 10, but pumping a bottle every night seems like a pain to me.

  • Laura
    February 24, 2017 at 9:33 am

    My daughter had that same toy and LOVED it for months!