Ellie and I headed back down by the river for a nice afternoon stroll. I wasn’t looking for her to take a nap. It was just gorgeous outside it felt like a crime to not have her be outside. It was a tricky time, not quite nap time, and not quite feeding time. So she had some yogurt for a snack, I grabbed my coffee, and we headed for the river park; destination swings! Continue reading “BABY, WON’T YOU SWING WITH ME”
I WALK WITH PURPOSE
I didn’t think I’d find myself back at the mall. But this time I had a purpose. This time I had a destination. And with this new sense of purpose, I felt ready to give walking another try. Mallwalking. Yes, it’s time again to put the rubber wheels to the terrazzo floor and start the odometer. I wanted to do some mallwalking, but I needed to be covert. I needed to be undercover. Continue reading “I WALK WITH PURPOSE”
THE KIRBY
I was getting over a cold. Ellie had barely napped so I was feeling extra exhausted and all I wanted to do was rest. Finally at 5:00pm, Ellie quietly sat next to me eat her cheerios. This always buys me a lot of time because her hand-eye coordination isn’t the greatest yet. It takes her 5 tries to get the Cheerio in her mouth and then it keeps falling out. Then she repeats. So I was lying on the floor, half in a daze, Ellie with her snacks, and feeling relaxed. And then someone knocked on the door. Ah man… The window was open too, they could probably see me lying there, I guess I had to get it. But maybe it’s a kid selling candy bars, I could go for one of those, I thought. I had to get it now. I brought Ellie to intimidate whoever was there, to reverse pressure them into leaving. Who wants to sell something to me when I have a fussy kid in my hands right? I got to the door and there were two guys with ties. He said something really fast as he handed me a thing of Bounty paper towel telling me it was free. Kinda of confused as to what was actually happening, I said, “uh, ok.” They got excited and said they would be right back. I stood there stunned and very worried to what I just agreed to. Continue reading “THE KIRBY”
DOWN BY THE RIVER
Besides sittin’on the porch, another thing I love to do when the weather is nice is to take Ellie down by the river to the park.The park is a magical place.You can see a lot of things and people at the park no matter what time of day it is.One time my wife and I saw a big biker guy get down on one knee and propose to his girlfriend right at the water.Another time I saw an elderly man singing while playing the guitar on a bench.There are always families going for walks, people fishing, or older couples walking hand-in-hand.It’s a place where you really feel like you are part of a great community… and it makes for great people watching.
LADIES, BABIES, and LUNCH
Now that I’ve had a couple months of being a stay-at-home Dad under my belt, I felt it was time to host a lunch. I’ve been out to lunch a few times with Ellie, and she’s met other babies, but now I felt ready to have people over. I can handle this I think. It’s time to show off my mom skills. I decide to cook, and I’m also going to make an apple bundt cake. I really want a cake and this is the perfect excuse to make one. And to be very honest, I don’t mind too much if they don’t like it, because I’m mostly making it for me. The event was lunch, and the reason was to catch up with some good friends; four adults and three babies. Haniyyah, Meghan, and Melissa. Haniyyah’s baby, Zayna, is just over a year. Melissa’s baby, Marcello, is almost 5 months. And Ellie is 8 months. We were all coworkers, but between moving, or getting canned, none of us work together anymore. And now, all of us have kids expect for Meghan.  I thought I knew what to expect. I thought I knew what I was getting myself into…      Continue reading “LADIES, BABIES, and LUNCH”