What a day of firsts! Yesterday James and I decided that, because of today’s warm weather forecast (56 degrees – spring is almost here!), we’d jump at the opportunity to take Emmett out for his first stroll in the park. I’m pretty confident in saying that Em was totally a fan. It was his first outing in the stroller where he actually stayed awake for a good chunk of the time. It was also the first time we took the stroller on the T to get downtown, and man is the T totally not stroller- (or handicap-, for that matter) accessible! If James hadn’t been with me, it would’ve been impossible for me to go it alone.
In any event, we made it to the Commons without any bouts of crying. We took a nice long walk, strolling past the Frog Pond (Can you believe that Frog Pond ice skating is still open? What a great day to skate!), stopping at the Public Garden for a photo/video oppt., continuing along Newbury Street and on to Kenmore Square, where we stopped for another one of Emmett’s firsts – a restaurant visit to Uno’s. James and I each had a quick burger while Emmett ordered up his usual fare, bottled breast milk.
Restaurant Nom Noms
Needless to say, I think all three of us are looking forward to more warmer days in Boston and future outings.
I know – can you believe it? The little man was asleep from 12:30 a.m. last night until 6:30 a.m. this morning, and needless to say, it was glorious. I felt like a brand new woman this morning. Usually Emmett’s sleep stints last a total of two to three hours, and before last night, the longest period of time he’s been asleep was four hours (and even that was rare). I’m assuming he looked something like this while he slept …
Sleepy Moose
Now some of you may be thinking, “Six hours? That’s what I get on a bad night.” But I assure you, when you become a parent, you and I will be on the same page. For now, I’m going to chalk those six hours of heaven to a fluke so I don’t get disappointed tonight when he reverts back to his two to three-hour sleeping pattern. But hey, I’m totally going to keep my fingers crossed. I’ll keep you posted.
James and I are also thrilled to report an extreme increase in smile fests, and we were lucky enough to catch some of those precious little smirks on video this afternoon. Check it out (and go ahead, make fun of the high-pitched mommy/daddy voices all you want) …
Emmett is starting to be a lot more active now. He’s getting much better at holding up his head (no more spaghetti neck!), he’s awake more frequently throughout the day, his gaze seems more focused and, generally, he’s a much squirmier worm. And oh yeah – he’s also quite the little talker!
I’ve decided to celebrate this new development by resolving to record and post more videos of the little guy. Who knows – maybe he’ll be the next YouTube baby star! “Charlie bit me,” anyone?
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