Birthdays, Babies, Brewskies, And Breastpumps

So my husband is originally from Ontario, myself, a born and raised Bluenoser. We lived in Toronto for 5 years or so, but when I found out I was pregnant, I WANTED MY MOMMY and we moved back to my hometown of Halifax.

My husband's parents came to visit us this past weekend and what a weekend it was. Unlike the typical wife/in-law relationship, I genuinely adore them both. I also love hosting visitors, as it allows me to be a tourist in my own city (just as having a baby allows me to be a tourist in my own life? Ah so...). Our Sadester was delightfully cooperative and let us drag her through a smorgasbord of family dinners, hikes, and activities over the course of the weekend.

We did, however, leave her home for an evening (big shout out to you, Nana Jan!) so my husband's parents could treat us to his birthday dinner chez The Bicycle Thief (voted best new restaurant in The Coast). We sipped on amazing wine, feasted on beautiful Italian food, and chatted about parenthood. Fantastico! The dinner was followed by an after-drink with some friends at the upstairs bar of The Henry House. It was the cat's pajamas. No seriously, I ordered a drink called the Cat's Pajamas. A sweet, citrusy, gin cocktail served in a china teacup. Lately my drink of choice has been water, served in a stream from the kitchen tap directly into my mouth, so this was a step up for me. We then had an after, after drink at Bearly's House Of Blues where I showed my in-laws how us East Coasters dance. 3am rolled around and they were dancing circles around me!

Now I don't want members of La Leche League to come beat down my door and kick me in the baby-maker, so I'll note that I had fridge full of pre-pumped, uncontaminated breast milk to feed my darling Sadie. We don't want her sipping on White Russians just yet.

But alas, our wonderful weekend is over and we're back to our usual routine. Sadie may not know it just yet, but she has 2 sets of wonderful grandparents who are madly in love with her. She also has a set of parents who think she's pretty alright too.