Let Them Lead The Way

I don’t know what this means, but I’m going to take it as a sign that I’m adapting.

Yesterday, I opened up the Weather app on my phone and saw that it was 39 degrees and I thought, “WELL, THAT’S NOT BAD” and then proceeded to get ready to go outside.

Yeah, I think it’s a sign.

I’m pretty much a Chicago-an if I can do that.

39 degrees in California would have had me curled up in a couch, ordering delivery through DoorDash, and not planning to get up and move until the temps shifted to the 60s.

So, yesterday, after 4 days of not leaving the apartment (since our Costco run this past weekend), Ishu and I went out to play!

We didn’t end up leaving until 4pm (after he napped, he had to eat, and also, have you ever had to layer a toddler?! IT’S A PROCESS).

But, at 4pm on the dot, we got into the elevator to head down.

When the elevator doors opened, I pushed the stroller out into the lobby and Ishu lifted up his glove-covered hand to wave to the Concierge.

“MAW-NEEN! (Morning!)” Ishu shouted.

I giggled and explained to the new staff member that CLEARLY we were leaving the apartment for the first time that day. (I omitted the small bit of information that we were leaving the apartment for the first time in four days. They don’t need to know THAT!).

We didn’t have long before it got dark so I let him out of his stroller pretty soon after we left the building. He immediately ran over to the snow on the ground and could hear the crunch crunch crunch underneath his shoes.

He did that for a few minutes before squatting down to touch the snow/ice with his gloved hand. One minute, he could see the ice on his glove. The next minute, it was gone.

I don’t know why I get so caught up in my head about making sure he has a number of diverse experiences. Like, right before leaving the building, I thought, “How can I maximize this 1-1.5 hours we have outside?! Do we go to the park? Do we go to the pier? AHHHHH, how to fit so much in?!”