Shelby's First Babysitter

Eek..it doesn't feel like all that long ago that I was the one doing the babysitting! It felt so strange to be asking our neighbor's teenage daughter to come babysit for us. I was beyond to nervous to leave Shelby for the first time (we've left her before...but only with my mom or dad in her care, which isn't really like leaving her at all)...I was talking a mile a minute trying to give the babysitter more information than she would ever need to know. I was so busy frantically relaying information that I realized a few miles down the road that I didn't even kiss my baby goodbye! Aahh! I wanted to turn around and go back, but Derek promptly looked at me like I was crazy. :)
We were so worried about leaving Shelby, but we timed it perfectly. I nursed Shelby right before the babysitter came over, and Shelby fell asleep in the babysitter's arms before we even got out the door! Shelby was asleep the entire time we were at Derek's hospital Christmas party. It felt so nice to get out and socialize for a few hours, but we sure were happy to see our baby girl when we got home!