Downs

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Ups

• I slept! I woke up at 3:30am and realized that Calvin wasn’t crying. He didn’t start making any noises until 5:30am. It was wonderful
• Got the lower part of the house cleaned and vacuumed before I went to work at Erie. Calvin woke up before I started vacuuming. At first, I tried to carry him in the baby Bjorn while I vacuumed. However, it was stressing my back to vacuum and carry Calvin at the same time. Also, I wasn’t sure it was good for him to be so close to such a loud noise. Next, I tried putting him in the pack n’ play. However, he started crying immediately. I don’t know if it was because of the noise or because he wanted me to hold him. So, I ended up taking him to daycare and came back home and finished up. It’s annoying having to pay full-time for daycare when we only use part-time. However, it is pretty useful in situations like this.

Cute Calvin Moment

• This was related to me by daycare. This afternoon, all the other babies were sleeping except for Calvin. Miss K sat Calvin in the little table and then sat down to talk to him. She said for at least 20 minutes they carried on a conversation with him trying to mimic the sounds she said to him. This sounds very Calvin-like. He loves making weird sounds with his mouth and tongue.

Simplification

• Cleaned up the kitchen storage area in the basement a little bit.