In the past few days we’ve been testing out the whole living-with-a-baby thing. On Sunday we went to church, where Erin realized that mothers of young children don’t listen to sermons, but rather sit outside, feeding wriggly little ones and catching up with other moms. But she did get to sit in the service long enough to sing some hymns, so she was satisfied!
On Monday we took Katherine and the baby backpack to the grocery store and to Sydney’s smallest garden plot, where Sydney worked hard and Katherine and Erin lolled on the grass.
On Tuesday we visited Sydney’s big garden, which is currently a large spread of dirt. So no lolling on the grass. Erin protected Katherine from the wind and kept her fed while Sydney once again worked hard. And then we took a family walk through the woods: lovely.
And today we visited campus as a family. Definitely the farthest Erin’s walked since Katherine was born, so the outing feels like a real accomplishment. And there was much oohing and aahing over Katherine in both departments. And we were grateful she didn’t let out a howl, since our building is one gigantic echo chamber.
Walking around campus with Katherine is amusing: since she’s still pretty small, most people don’t notice I’m carrying a baby in the backpack. But if they do notice, they stare and start to smile despite themselves.
Erin
Alan Schmierer