Downs

• I spent several hours coughing last night after going to bed. Fortunately, Jaeger was jet lagged enough he apparently slept through it.

Ups

• I got a chance to exercise today for the first time since leaving for Washington (though just boarding the plane on the trip was plenty of exercise).
• Calvin and I took a nice walk around the neighborhood this morning. I kept it really short so he wouldn’t fall asleep but still, I think it was good for both of us to get out of the house.
• After daycare, I put Calvin’s new shoes on and we walked around our yard. Unfortunately, Calvin liked this so much that he started screaming when I decided it was time to go in and eat.

Calvin Moment

• When I walked in to daycare today, Calvin was sitting in the table with his back to me but I saw he had a party hat on. When I walked to the other side of the table, I saw he was absolutely covered in chocolate cake. One of the other babies had a birthday party and I guess they all were given chocolate cupcakes. On Calvin’s daycare sheet they wrote, “Calvin does a great job feeding himself pieces of food!” which I imagine must refer to the cake but it appeared to me that he had a lot of fun painting himself with chocolate.

Simplification

• Relegated an old frying pan to the thrift store box.

Food Diary

• Breakfast – Oatmeal with raisins and soy milk
• Lunch – Peanut Butter and Jam Toast
• Snack – 4 pieces of dark chocolate
• Supper – Spaghetti squash with marinara sauce, baked tofu, and harvest vegetables
• Evening Treat – 2 pieces of dark chocolate