Steph was finishing feeding the boy just as I was preparing Peekay for our normal morning walk. Since he's normally pretty calm after eating, and Steph needed to get some sleep, I figured it was time to give a uniparent dog walk a shot. So I dressed Evan in an outfit with sleeves and feet, loaded him up in the BabyBjörn, grabbed the dog's leash, and away we went. It's true that this is a violation of One Day, One Outfit, but I chose to suspend the rules for a few hours since this clothing change was of my doing, not his.
Here's a picture of us in a similar situation to give you an idea of what Evan looks like in the BabyBjörn:
You may think he is missing out on seeing the world, but his eyes can't see much of the world yet anyway, and he says he appreciates the feeling of comfort he gets from knowing he can plop his face forward at any moment and take a nap on my chest (a privilege of which he avails himself pretty much the whole time he's in the carrier). I say this picture is of us "in a similar situation" because I was alone on this walk, so there are no photos of the actual event. Fortunately the whole family had done the walk a day or two earlier and we brought the camera then.We had a lovely jaunt around the perc ponds, and we got to see several turtles, a family of ducklings, a whole bunch of swallows, and a few hawks among the wildlife there. The first few minutes of the walk were a little harrowing, particularly when I had to crouch down to pick up dog poop without dumping the baby (the key is to squat instead of bending over), be we figured it out. Evan even gave me a hand by helping to hold Peekay's leash.
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