Andrea’s Weblog

Well, for now I’ve decided to stay at home with Elizabeth. I just
couldn’t bear to leave her in any of the daycares we toured. There’s
the uninviting daycare with the huge “no trespassing” signs on the
windows and a warning letter on the door for people who pay late. Then
there’s the daycare with the front door left wide open. The daycare
with the best vibe has a 4 month waiting list.

I’ve gone into the office a few times to go over some things with the
assistant I hired and brought Elizabeth. She never made a peep at all
and was happy as can be in her sling. She was even quiet when we all
went out to lunch afterward, but I found out later she was working on a
surprise for me.

We’re using the “travel system” stroller, where the car seat attaches
on top of the stroller. I went to put Elizabeth in the car after lunch
and noticed brown stains on her car seat. There was so much poop
leaking out of her diaper that it flowed through the hole where the
buckles go through the seat and pooled in the stroller beneath the
seat. I had no idea that someone so small could poop so much-it was
amazing. It took a day to launder her carseat cover as well as her
stroller cover.

It’ll be nice to be around for the big moments in the coming months.