Weather and Parenting

Today was, by far, the nicest weather I've had as a stay at home papa. Certainly logged some stroller miles by marching up and down State Street, all for the grand purpose of getting Anna some rubber duckies for her bathtime. Sure, I could have just strolled down the street, but I much prefer to have a destination and a purpose.

While I was downtown I stopped in to say hello to Lori Bessler and her Tuesday crew, but I missed connecting with the 'old guy' volunteers. Fortunately, Lori was there to gush over Anna, so the visit was worthwhile.

The whole day with Anna was a lot of fun, except for much of the last hour. By that time, we're both a little worn out. Her new thing is leaning into me while she's engaged in play, as if to share the experience, which is great. She's quite the schmoozer. Normally my instinct would have been to return her to her stroller to get her to settle down, but she'd already spent a lot time there today, and Lisa wanted to walk with her after work.

After Lisa got home, she did go out and I got a chance to get on the Colnago for a half hour. Looking forward to pulling Anna behind the bike later this summer. In the meantime, it's stroll, stroll, stroll.