Today, I took Michael for a long walk. It was great.
He never used to like walks very much in the stroller, because he was in his car seat and couldn't see around very well, but I tried putting him in the stroller like a "normal baby" which gave him the freedom to look around.
And he loved it!! He looks so cute all ready to go and looking at the world!
This morning, after a remarkably long night of sleep (asleep by 7:30pm, awake once at 2:30am to eat and then asleep 'til 8:00!), I bundled him up, put his little Moose and a blanket with him and off we went.
We walked and walked and walked, through the park, through the college, and over to Starbucks. I ordered some coffee and a donut (and a cup of water, because despite my victorious reaching of Starbucks, water was the drink that actually tasted the best!) and we headed back home.
In total, we were gone about 50 minutes and the whole time Michael did great. He got a little whiny towards the very end because all the sights and sounds wore him out. He didn't want to eat...he wanted to go to bed!! So I put him in his bed, and after our normal routine of him rolling on his stomach and getting mad...then me rescuing him, and him rolling back on his stomach and me rescuing him...oh wait, now he's hungry, better feed him, put him back in his bed...doh! He's back on his stomach...ok, back on your back...stay....stay....phew! He's asleep!), Michael finally knocked out for a morning nap...a morning nap which he rarely takes.
Normally, his first visit to the crib is quiet time because he is too tired to continue to be out playing, but when he gets to his crib, he would rather play with his feet, make weird sound effects, kick the bars of his crib. He just never winds down enough to sleep, but the time apart from the stimulation of being outside of his crib is somewhat regenerative, so when I get him out of bed, he is in a good mood.Then, an hour after I get him out of bed, he's ready for his late-morning nap and takes that one pretty well (that lasts anywhere from 30mins to 1 hour).
Now, his whining toward the end of our walk makes me question if we should be doing a trip all the way to Starbucks...maybe it was just a tad too long. However, the fact that I found a solution that makes him tired while envigorating me....well, you just can't beat that!
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That's great Kim! Sounds like a good little outing the two of you had. Sounds fun...and he does look so cute sitting up in his stroller! It makes me realize how fast he is growing!
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