The Double Double

So Jim has returned to work. I now get to try to figure out what normal days should try to look like. Joshua does seem to be getting pretty regular about feeding every three hours and is napping pretty well. That is helping a lot to figure out what I can get done in a day. I'm slowly trying to incorporate some outings, but no more than one per day.

Yesterday we walked to the beloved In-N-Out. I needed the walk, he needed to get out and I was ready for the challenge of how to manage with him. I knew the stroller would probably be too big to go into the place with and I got there right at peak so the place was packed. With it being Veteran's Day, I didn't know if that would make it more or less busy. I'm thinking "more". So I parked the stroller outside the door, picked up Joshua and carried him in to order. The clerk asked how old he was and - of course - commented on how cute he is. :)

Then I found a table outside and waited. It was so busy that two high school freshman asked if they could share my table. That actually made me feel better about leaving my stroller to pick up the food. So I hefted Josh back inside to pick up the food. We (I) ate and headed on our way.

Then I walked to Fresh & Easy and picked up a few groceries.

I know this isn't terribly exciting, but it felt like an accomplishment to me. It's a new world to think about the stroller and where it can or should go. I can't just run into the grocery store for one little item without coming up with a plan of attack.

Today's challenge is to go to the store carrying him in the Baby Bjorn (a carrier that holds him against my chest). Look out world...here I come!