Keeghan’s all ready for the March. (two days after his birthday. Or, a mere 6 weeks from now, if you’ve lost track.)
Total mileage today: 2.37
And he has a new favorite finger food- barley cooked with fruit- and a new word- “see.” They really do grow up in the blink of an eye…
Apparently, despite recent 80 degree temps, it got cold last night. Since it seems our furnace is already on vacation, that means it’s more or less 50 degrees in here.
And THAT means the inhabitants huddled together for warmth.
So I got to witness the wake up process for my kids. You know what? There’s no process. At 6:50, the two of them opened their eyes and got up like a gong went off.
So I have a theory: ultra-high frequency wake up call parents can’t hear.
A certain person was working on a perfectly good stroller nap until it was rudely interrupted by the wind.
At least there were Os.
Total mileage: 2.75
Keeghan is 21 lbs and 30 inches tall.
I told Ian we were going to go “exploring” at the garden, so he was already excited. Then, we got there and he saw his friend.
“SOPHIE!” he cried.
“IAN!” she shouted.
And the two of them ran across the open field to each other and flung their arms around one another like the ending to a sappy rom-com.
Total Mileage: 1.11 very picturesque miles.
Upon picking your baby up from his crib and unsnapping his overalls, to say, “WHERE IS YOUR DIAPER?” then you already fully appreciate the poop-laden horror of the next few minutes.
If you have not, then words will not suffice. Let me just relate that when Keeghan stood, naked, in the tub, screaming ” I DIRTY I DIRTY I DIRTY,” He Had Never Been More Right.
You may now resume your regularly scheduled nap time.
Too far away for a picture, two woodpeckers are chasing one another around a tree.
Ian is doing a compare and contrast between the toad and the frog sprinkler.
“Mommy! His eyes really pop up! They really do!”
We got a good walk in while we waited for Brudder to finish at school.
I couldn’t do justice to these flowers with a photo. In the sun, they were luminous. They almost seemed like I was seeing something not ordinarily visible to the eye.
Total mileage: 2.5 sunny, breezy miles in the park.
Walk time rolled around, and Ian informed me that “today is my ‘no walk’ day.” So I loaded the Bitty Man (not so bitty these days) into his jogging stroller. He laughed, banged the tray, and jumped up and down in his seat in excitement. And we were off.
On mild evenings like this one, my neighbors take to the outdoors. Kids ride bikes and play basketball. Folks wash cars, clean out garages, and enjoy their porch swings. In a month or so the evenings will be muggy and the Mosquitos will be a plague of biblical proportions, but on nights like this one you could go door to door and visit with the neighbors. Ignore the late model car, and find yourself transported to a slower time, when we had Block Parties and Facebook hasn’t happened yet.
Tonight we logged 2.68 timeless miles.
The only thing left to know is… Why must the gnomes prostrate themselves about the well?
Today, while brudder was at school, Keeghan and I took a walk instead of doing our chores. Just trying to make sure I instill a good grasp of what’s really important while he’s still little. And later, we had a Playdate!
Total mileage: 2.11 high priority miles.