Cory and the kids just left on a shopping expedition. It's been a loooong time since I've had any alone time, so I'm really happy to be sitting here with just Lucy sniffing around by me. The practical, responsible side of me thought that I should really tackle all of the LLL stuff I have to do for Leader Day. Then the nurturing, smart side of me said that I should take this opportunity for some much needed renewing time. So that's the side I'm going with today.

Cole took a 2 1/2 hour nap this afternoon. He has only done that maybe once or twice before. Hopefully this means he'll fall asleep a bit later tonight and sleep in a bit tomorrow.

The LLL meeting this morning went so much better than I thought it would. Besides my co-Leader and I, there were three moms there that I hadn't met before. Two I had actually talked to on the phone: one made the half hour trip despite the fact that she was busy with family and planning for her son's baptism tomorrow. The only lives about an hour away but used to live here and ran in the same LLL circles as my co-Leader. The other mom, who seems to be planning to become a member, is someone I know of since she's a familiar name in the homebirth and homeschooling communities around here. Her youngest is just a few days older than Cole and born with the assistance of my midwife.

Word seems to be getting around about LLL. I heard several people say today that other's were planning to come but had other obligations or were hoping to come because they really enjoyed it before. One mom called before the meeting to say she couldn't make it because she and her daughter were sick, but she was planning to make a donation to the group. Yay!

So I have hopes that our group will become active and a place for mothers to know they'll receive terrific mothering and breastfeeding support.