Sunday Brunch

First off, I sincerely want to thank the handful of you who have left sweet comments on my last post. It brings me great comfort to know that Porter is in your prayers and to know that we are not the only ones who have struggled with this issue. Some of my friends and family think it's a bit weird when I talk about how much my "blog friends" have helped me, particularly in this journey of motherhood. Please know that I genuinely appreciate you taking the time to share your stories and show your support for our little family! Sending lots of blog love your way. :)

In other news, the past two days have gone great with our growing guy. He has been more than willing to accept additional milk at each of his feedings, and I can definitely tell that he's been significantly happier. Which, of course, makes his momma significantly happier. I'm so, so anxious to see whether a week's worth of supplementing will make a big impact of his weight when we go back to the doctor! 

This morning we decided to go to Sunday brunch with the Edwardses (just Mark and Meaghan; Austin was visiting his grandparents) at the Grand Concourse down in Station Square. Porter was freshly filled with milk and excited to see our dear friends.

 Working on making those cheeks chubbier!

The Grand Concourse is located in the historic Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Station, and the building itself is pretty spectacular.

I think we'd all agree that the meal was pretty spectacular, too! We enjoyed all sorts of delicious foods, from omelets to lox and bagels to prime rib to Belgian waffles. There was also a large selection of sweet treats, and we indulged in a fair amount of them. Brett said that restaurant reviews he'd read raved about the Bananas Foster, so of course it was a must. 

"Kaiser likes to share."

You can imagine my hungry boy's sense of euphoria when eating at a buffet. Since he is under four years old, he dined for free, but rest assured that he put back his fair share of food! However, Brett and I were impressed that he was very polite, waited patiently, and did not make demands for more. (He has been known to forget his manners when food is involved.) Kaiser particularly enjoyed the Bananas Foster. He got both Daddy's and Mommy's sweet tooth!

 Concentrating on the ice cream-banana goodness.

 Can't forget those chocolate chips!

"You can dwink it too!"

Wondering what Porter was doing while we were busy stuffing our faces? He was filling up what space remained in his tummy with carrots and steamed apple chunks. 

 "No Bananas Foster for moi?"

When the six of us had consumed all that we could, I asked Brett to take a couple of pictures before we left.

 My bug and me.

 Wish I could photoshop Austin into this one!

Brett had promised Kaiser that we could go see the river after brunch, so we all went to walk down by the Monongahela. We stopped to watch the fountain show at Bessemer Court for a few minutes, then turned back around to head toward our cars.

 Tummies are full and it's time to rest!

We hugged Mark and Meaghan goodbye and got on the road. Once we got home, Kaiser J was denied the fruit snacks he was requesting, and instead got clean pants, reading time, and a lay down from Daddy. Porter K got a bit more waketime/playtime with Mommy. He got a kick out of hopping on our Winnie the Pooh riding toy without Big Brother there to declare it was his turn to ride. 

"It's about time I took a spin on this thing!"

Now all three of my boys are sleeping, and I'm contemplating a short power nap, as well. I'm fairly certain that after the ridiculously filling brunch we ate, cooking a big dinner isn't in the cards for me tonight. Maybe soup and sandwiches? Early bedtimes for all sound pretty wonderful, too...

Hope y'all are wrapping up a fantastic weekend!