Today was, in many ways, what I’d hoped parenting a newborn would be like.
Wake up before the baby… have time to eat most of my breakfast before the morning feeding. Then off for a walk to Copley. In my fantasies it was always sunny and nice out. The occasional rain this summer provided a healthy dose of reality. Anyway… it was sunny today. Lex was mostly asleep for the walk. When he wasn’t, he was in a good mood. In Copley he started pulling a little bit of a tantrum. Feeding him then walking him calmed him down. Then the walk back home along the river, with the occasional sit-down on a park bench to take it all in.
It doesn’t sound like much… but I got out for a long walk, saw some scenery, experienced the city, got some errands done, fed the baby (on the go), bathed him, and kept him mostly entertained for the whole day.
A lot of other realizations today. Among them: I miss running. A lot. I need to get out for a walk more. I’ve been going to the square every day I’ve been home alone with Lex, but I need to go on longer walks.