8:46 PM Monday, <January 30>, <2012>
Was on daddy day care for 4 straight days last week. Took Thursday and Friday off, while parents were in Las Vegas, and took care of Lucy. Thursday had breakfast with Tracy after she went to the gym. Then after Lucy's nap took the bus down to pick up a new Mac mini, so I could then bring the older current Mac mini in to work to replace the really old Mac mini. Then wandered over to Fleet Feet Sports to use up the gift certificate from placing 2nd in the Trick or Treat Trot last fall (I got SuperFeet for my clogs at work, and some Gu for the Bike the Drive, which we're already signed up for). Then picked up some treats for Tracy from delightful pastries before heading home on the bus and stopping by a playground for Lucy. Friday went to a playground in the morning down on Armitage, all to get Pasta Palazzo for lunch. Ended up taking a cab back home, because I didn't want to wait for the bus, and I had slightly miscalculated timing since Pasta Palazzo didn't open until 11:30am. Picked up some more treats from Vosges Haut-Chocolat. Then another playground after lunch. Saturday went to Green City Market with my parents, played in the Nature Museum, before trying to have lunch at Soupbox, but failing again because the soup was too hot, and they only have 1 high chair which was already in use. From now on, only carryout there with Lucy. Sunday went to church with my parents, then down to Chinatown, not knowing it was the parade, but found a parking spot anyway and waited 30 minutes for some dim sum at Ming Hin Cuisine. It was nice because you just marked what you wanted on their photo menu, and it comes, instead of waiting for carts to come by. Not as authentic, but so much easier. Lucy sat in a high chair and ate pork belly and spare ribs. She fell asleep on the way home, so after picking up Tracy's prescriptions at CVS and dropping my parents off at Whole Foods, went on a long drive to Northbrook to get her some nap time. Had to do it because she hasn't been napping well, and she's been crying before going to bed, and getting up and crying in the middle of the night, and getting up early and crying. It's like a complete 180 from her previous sleep habits. No idea why, and it seemed like the flipping of a switch, from champion sleeper to not so much. Almost been a week and not sure what to do about it.