Downs

• Jaeger tried to take Calvin on a hike and it didn’t go well. I suspect that the hiking backpack carrier is still a little large for Calvin to comfortably fit in it. You might wonder why I list this as a down for me since Jaeger is the one that had to deal with the bawling. However, it’d be nice if Calvin learned to like the hiking backpack since we would then have more recreational options on the weekend.

Ups

• Today was Jaeger’s day to get up with Calvin. Unfortunately for Jaeger, Calvin woke up at 5:30 and refused to go back to sleep. I burrowed into the covers and was grateful I wasn’t the one that had to get up.
• Left Calvin with Jaeger and went to a baby shower by myself. It felt a little weird to be someplace without Calvin.

Cute Calvin Moment

• When I got back from the shower, I decided to try taking Calvin grocery store shopping by myself in order to give Jaeger a chance to recover from the failed hike. I used the Beco carrier to carry him around while I shopped and it worked out well. Calvin curled up against my back and flirted with everyone passing by. I was particularly bemused when random men commented on how cute Calvin was. I was also stopped by an older couple who have a 6 month grandson. They thought Calvin looked a lot like him so they chatted with me for a couple of minutes comparing developmental milestones.

Simplification

• I sorted through my shoe collection. I didn’t get rid of as many shoes as I was hoping but I did managed to throw one pair away and designate several others as thrift store contributions.