Calvin has been pretty grumpy the last couple of days. His eyes are also a little goopy so he might be sick. Dad thinks it’s viral so there isn’t really much we can do about it.
I think I’m sick too.
Ups
Gramps and Grams, my mom’s father and his new wife, arrived yesterday to see Calvin. Naturally, Calvin loved having more adults pay attention to him.
I’ve consistently been handing Calvin off to mom in the morning and getting a couple more hours of sleep. I think this is particularly good as I think I’m sick. Being sick with my mom around is the best time to be sick if it can’t be avoided.
Calvin Moment
My parents have sliding glass doors for the bathtub. Calvin loves banging on them and making lots of noise during his bath.
Food Diary
Breakfast – 3 sweet rolls (yes, I was evil), a strawberry smoothie, and some brown rice.
Lunch – Mashed potatoes, Veggie Swiss Steak, Asparagus and 1 piece of coconut chocolate candy
Snack – 1 piece of dark chocolate
Supper – Whole wheat toast with peanut butter and jam and frozen strawberries
Calvin woke up at 3:30am this morning and would not go back to sleep Throughout the rest of the night, I tried giving him ibuprofen in case he was hurting, a bottle in case he was hungry, and a diaper change in case that was bothering him. The only thing that would work was to put him on my chest and massage his back and legs. While I massaged him, he would snooze but the instant I stopped, he’d wake up again. Finally, I handed him off to mom at 6 and went back to bed for a couple of hours. I’m so glad this happened when I was in Washington instead of by myself!
Ups
After I finally managed to drag myself out of bed, we went to Portland to go shopping. It’s very hard for me to get out of the house and go clothes shopping now so visits to my mom are usually my best opportunity to buy items I need. Calvin took a nap on the way down to Portland. We started at Value Village where I picked up several items I needed. Next, we went to Nordstrom and bought Calvin his first pair of shoes. (Daycare wants to take the kids outside once it gets warmer and they have this archaic belief that one must be properly shod to enjoy the great outdoors.) For lunch, mom and I got blizzards at Dairy Queen. It’s been over a year since I’ve had a blizzard and I think my taste for them his dissipated. We don’t have a See’s near us in Colorado anymore so I couldn’t resist stopping by and buying a couple of pieces. We finished with a quick run to Nordstrom’s Rack where I picked up a pair of brown dress shoes to replace the ones that are wearing out. Calvin was in a excellent mood for most of the trip and took a nap on the way home.
Calvin Moment
My normally uncuddly baby actually cuddled with me after finishing his bottle tonight. He laid his head on my shoulder and was still for almost 5 min before deciding cuddle time was over.
Food Diary
Breakfast – 1 piece of Peanut Butter and Peach Toast
Calvin was extremely cranky this afternoon. It took both mom and I to manage him and we still couldn’t keep him happy. I don’t know whether to blame the time change, his cold, possible teething, hunger, or something else. It’s very frustrating not knowing what a baby wants.
Ups
The Logans were able to travel over from Walla Walla for the weekend. They had to leave this morning but it was really nice to have them here. Calvin adored being the center of attention for five adults.
I was able to take a nap while Calvin napped. One of the advantages of being away from home is I don’t have as many things I have to worry about.
Calvin Moment
Calvin has learned how to rock himself on the double rocker in my mom’s living room. Of course, he has to be carefully supervised but he has a lot of fun on the rocker.
Food Diary
Breakfast – 1 1/2 waffles with blueberries, strawberries, maple syrup, and whip cream
Lunch – Asian inspired stir-fry with white rice and 2 pieces of chocolate for dessert
Snack – 1 piece of chocolate
Supper – TBD, probably frozen strawberries or something similar
Because of all the excitement at the airport, Calvin wouldn’t settle down for his morning nap. Right about the time we should have been boarding our plane, 12:00pm, Calvin lost it and started crying. Unfortunately, our plane was 1/2 hr late so I was doing gymnastics trying to keep him entertained until I could strap him in the plane. Once we got on the plane, Calvin was howling but as soon as the airplane started moving, I strapped him in, put a bottle in his mouth, and he was out within minutes.
Calvin only slept for about 45 min on the plane because a flight attendent got on the intercom and started making an announcement about the beverage service which woke him up. He was in a reasonably good mood the rest of the trip but was very energetic and I kept him to move him around to keep him entertained. I was exhausted by the end of the flight.
Ups
I wasn’t sure how I was going to manage Calvin, the car seat, carry-on luggage, and checked in luggage by myself. However, with the aide of the Traveling Toddler which converts your car seat to an ad-hoc stroller using the wheels on your carry-on suitcase, and the Beco Baby Carrier it actually wasn’t too bad. The worst part was boarding the plane. The car seat is too wide to roll down the aisle. I had to carry the carry-on suitcase on my back (mine has backpack straps in addition to rollers), Calvin on my front, and carrying the car seat at around shoulder height to squeeze it past the seats. I added it all up and discovered I was carrying about 80 lbs which is more than half my body weight. Fortunately, a flight attendant was able to meet me about half-way and carry the car seat to our row.
Calvin was pretty cranky this morning. Out of ideas, I tried to put him to bed for his morning nap early but that didn’t go well. He was also a little more temperamental than usual during our book club.
Ups
I was very productive at work today and got quite a few work orders closed.
Jaeger brought Sushi for supper. In addition to being tasty, this allowed me some extra time in the afternoon to get a couple of errands done.
Tonight was book club night which is always amusing. It turns out I was the only one that actually finished Dragons of Babel. Next month we’re going to try Affinity Bridge.
Calvin Moment
Calvin loves playing with books. At the book club meeting we had spread our nominations on a low table and were trying to discuss the books while keeping Calvin away from them. He’d crawl up to the table, pull himself up, and then start randomly flipping through the books. We had board books for him to play with but I guess the grown-up books were just so much more interesting.
Simplification
Didn’t get around to doing anything tonight.
Food Diary
Breakfast – Oatmeal with raisins and soy milk
Lunch – Pea soup with triscuits and cheddar cheese
Supper – Miso Soup and Sushi followed by 2 pieces of dark chocolate
Evening Treat – 1/2 serving of triscuits with cheese and a glass of milk
I appear to be developing a sore throat. I’m leaving for Washington state Friday and I hope I can avoid a sniffling nose on the plane.
Ups
Jaeger got up with Calvin so I got to sleep in.
Both Jaeger and I got a craving for donuts. Originally, I wanted to try out a donut shop I saw a review for but they appeared to be closed on Sunday. We went to Target for misc stuff and swung by their donut section but it looked very uninspiring. Stopped by Safeway whose selection was sparse but the donuts still looked edible. While I fed Calvin his solid food supper, we heated up and ate our donuts. They were very good. Mmmmm . . .
Calvin Moment
Jaeger has officially decided that Calvin’s first word is “ditty.” Calvin says it consistently enough when looking at the cats that there isn’t any doubt as to his meaning.
Simplification
My task this week will be to pack in preparation for our Washington trip. Today, I created our packing list.
Food Diary
Breakfast – Potatoes O’Brien, Strawberry Smoothie, and 2 Corn Cakes with Honey
Throughout the rest of the night, I tried giving him ibuprofen in case he was hurting, a bottle in case he was hungry, and a diaper change in case that was bothering him. The only thing that would work was to put him on my chest and massage his back and legs. While I massaged him, he would snooze but the instant I stopped, he’d wake up again. Finally, I handed him off to mom at 6 and went back to bed for a couple of hours. I’m so glad this happened when I was in Washington instead of by myself!