This morning I got up at 6:30 am to get ready to head out on several outings. Surprisingly I was not the zombie I thought I would be, as I have consistently gone back to sleep until about 8:30 since Edmund's birth. As I went about my morning routine Steven and Edmund continued sleeping. Steven was very thankful for this extra sleep, since he was not so sure about our jam packed morning and excursions to begin with. Today was also the first time we had planned to be away from home with Edmund for more than 3 hours; the exception being our trip to Holden Beach. I know that packing for an outing with a baby can be quite an ordeal, but I was shocked at the amount of "stuff" needed for our three morning trips--trips that would require almost nothing had Edmund not been accompanying us. As I was brushing my teeth I thought "we should pack bottles, lest we have a screaming baby on our hands". Then as I was getting dressed it was "Steven and I need sunscreen". While drying my hair I thought "Edmund needs his hat". I interrupted each routine to add the aforementioned items to his diaper bag. After filling the diaper bag, I loaded it along with the Baby Bjorn (which I ended up not needing), camera, Puppers (Edmund's stuffed dog), stroller, and carseat into the car. Eventually Steven and Edmund woke up. It took Steven and Edmund a combined total of 15 minutes to get ready. I'm definitely envious of how little time it takes for the men in my life to get ready. My goal was to leave by 7:45. Shockingly we actually made it out of the house by 7:55.
Our first stop was a series of yard sales. We have found that here we can get designer clothing for Edmund for next to nothing. It's not that we go out searching for designer clothing, as we are not designer clothing type of people. The clothes just happen to be in great shape and the owners can't bear to donate them. I'm afraid as Edmund gets older the picking will be slim, but at the moment we're having a blast being part of the yard sale crowd. For the record, Edmund slept through the whole thing.
Next on our agenda was the Carrboro Farmer's Market. July is definitely the best time of year to go. There were many varieties of fruits and vegetables, not just the usual tomatoes. I wanted to point out all the wonderful sights to young Edmund, but as usual he slept. Perhaps during dinner I'll show him the juicy blackberries we found. Hopefully he won't be too jealous that he can't eat them yet.Finally we headed to the Chapel Hill Cooperative Preschool picnic. Edmund has already met the teachers at work, but this was his coming out to the children and parents. As we ate brunch the other parents marveled at how small he was compared to their own children when they were his age. It's funny how Edmund seems huge to me now, since a few weeks ago he was the tiniest peanut. After exhausting our hellos we decided to head out. Since Edmund's parents were dripping with sweat we figured we better not let him overheat. I'm sure he would have appreciated our decision more if he had been awake to notice the increasing temperature! With our morning excursions finally over we headed home to wake our sleeping babe.
