April Book Club Night

Downs

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Ups

  • Today was Calvin’s first day to try the morning daycare shift. It went better than I had feared. I made his breakfast the night before so I had plenty of time to feed him and let him play a little bit before taking him to daycare. When I picked him up, daycare reported he had done very well. With the new schedule, he is taking his nap about 3 hrs later than previously and I was worried he’d have a melt down. However, he managed to get an hour of sleep which isn’t bad with all the distractions around daycare. I picked him up at 2:30 and then made his meals for tomorrow. Around 4, I took Calvin to the park in his backpack carrier. Normally, I would have used the Becco carrier or the BOB stroller. However, I’m trying to get Calvin more use to the backpack carrier so we can go on longer hikes without him getting fussy. Anyway, Calvin had lots of fun at the park, especially once the other toddlers arrived.

  • We had our science fiction book club at Erie library this evening. Only Jaeger and I had actually read Affinity Bridge so there wasn’t a lot of discussion. We both concluded in was an amusing but not particularly compelling story. A nice breather for after a more intense book. Next month, we’re going to read Boneshaker which is a Hugo nominee. Personally, I’m not very thrilled by the idea of yet another steampunk novel, they seem to be getting out of control, but Jaeger and Zan Lynx were interested in it. Plus, it’s hard to resist a book that Publishers Weekly claims showcases “a phenomenal strong female protagonist.”

Calvin Moment

  • I think I’ve mentioned before that Calvin loves people. When we were at the park, Calvin spent a lot of time trotting up to an older toddler, grinning, and then trotting away to find the next toddler to stalk.

Simplification

  • Didn’t have time to do anything tonight. While Calvin’s new schedule seems to work well for him, I’m losing about 2 hrs of more normal productive time because he now is taking his nap at daycare. I’m not sure how I’m going to balance this yet.

Food Diary

  • Breakfast – Oatmeal with banana, soy milk, and honey

  • Morning Snack – 5 triscuits

  • Lunch – Pea Soup and a peanut butter & jam sandwich

  • Snack – 3 dark chocolate pieces

  • Supper – Black Beans over Yams and Garlic Green beans with 2 cookies for dessert

  • Evening Treat – 1 piece of dark chocolate