Spring has exploded in Seattle. I've also healed enough to start taking real walks. Moriarty and I have gone walking around the neighborhood enjoying first the plums, then the magnolias and of course cherry blossoms. He rides in the Moby which is one of our magical devices. The first magical item is gripe water. It's this herbal stuff with no official medical claims, but nine out of ten times it cures his hiccups. It's pure magic. It stops much suffering. The Moby is the second piece of magical gear. When he's cranky (or screaming) I can put him in and bounce around a little and he goes to sleep. Every time so far except once when I realized right after I put him in he was wet (again) and suddenly hungry. Not even a magic wrap could counter that. The next magic object is when we dance. I even calm down the 'I'm hungry' crying that happens while we wait for the bottle warmer. Dancing calms him and me so it's synergistic magic.
In addition to magic items, I also have a cursed item. A specific black shirt of mine is the only one he's peed on, but he's done it three times. Clearly he's trying to send me a message about my fashion choices.
We initiated the pressure for Moriarty to pursue ridiculous and semi-meaningless higher education (AKA PhDs) with his first University visit. One of my colleagues was having one of her PhD exams and I wanted to both support her and show off the baby. Many people cooed over him though he wasn't nearly as interested in the posters on the walls as I hoped. He slept, and well, I guess he can't actually SEE the posters so I shouldn't be too disappointed. His literary inspiration was both a math professor and super villain so we feel obligated to continue his indoctrination at home, and included pics in this week's gallery.
We started the disposables vs. cloth experiment. We like experiments. Moriarty is our test subject. We have tried 3 brands of disposables now in a range of eco friendliness, and 5 brands of cloth diapers. I thought I had a plan, but I'm second guessing myself. I have choice paralysis.
We were on a waiting list for daycare, planning to start in a couple weeks, but that isn't working out as planned. They think the earliest we can get a spot is July or August. Since I intend to go back to work long before then we're talking to a nanny friend of mine who has the time to watch Moriarty full time. We're still talking about specifics, but I think this will be a much more flexible option for the near term and he'll be with someone I trust.