So today marks the first week w/out the wife and mother of my kid - it's definitely been an adventure, an eye opener and a revelation all in one. Jalen so far is doing well under my somewhat haphazard caretaking but it's early yet!
Spent the weekend cleaning.. well.. Saturday at least... freaking don't know why we don't live in a 600 sq foot apmt.. took just over 3 hrs to do everything and i was wiped! Lucky for me the in laws took baby J to the mall but i think he proved a challenge to them as they came back pretty quick going 'oy, he's so grumpy!'
Which begs the first question - how do you get your kid to like the stroller? Jalen does ok in it for about 10-15 minutes before he gets super cranky. Either that or you've got to be constantly moving for fear of stopping and hearing him practice his soprano.
Had a bit of that actually today.. decided to myself 'Hmm.. self, let's try bring Jalen to the mall and walk around etc'.. yeh.. not the best idea i've had. As mentioned, freaking kid was wailing within 15 mins and I gotta tell ya, carrying him and pushing the stroller with one hand proved to be quite a challenge.
On the positive side, nothing parts the sea of crowd like the wailing of a baby moses.
Also noticed we've been going through diapers like no one's business.. by last count, we're averaging approximately 6.5 diapers a DAY!.. at approx 50 cents per diaper, that's freaking pricey!.. i'm going to be accepting donations soon, believe you me! Also if you know a casting agent specializing in kids, let me know! Daddy broke!
Didn't do too much on Sunday - i'm actually dreading this next week as i've got dental surgery tomorrow and as per the dentist will be unable to exercise nor eat solid food for the next week. So basically i'll be eating baby food.. oh the irony.
With this in mind, i gorged myself on sushi from the mall. Once again, the irony. Ugh.
I think that's pretty much it.. observation of the day is that one perk of having a kid is getting the sweet parking spots at the mall.. - parked right at the entrance of superstore altho the security guard was giving me the stinky eye. Sheesh, so the sign says 'New Moms or mothers to be' - a little sexist don'tcha think?
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