Sun & Shower

Braeden and I went downtown today to request a copy of his birth certificate and introduce him to my coworkers.  I loaded him up in the stroller and walked to the corner of Clark/Montrose to catch the 22 downtown.  Naturally, the bus was crowded so I felt like a complete buffoon with my gigantic stroller in the middle of the aisle.  Some seats finally opened up that allowed me to get the stroller out of the way, then it was smooth sailing the rest of the way downtown.  Braeden, of course, fell asleep during the ride.

Braeden was pretty well behaved at the office.  He really only cried when he got hungry.  Fortunately, no one had moved into my old office yet so I was able to close the door and feed him there.

We stayed a bit longer than planned so we took the el home.  And by home, I mean, to happy hour.  It was Amber’s birthday so Braeden had to go!  We walked to the Washington/Wells stop because it has an elevator to get to the platform and rode the brown line to Southport.  Because we waited until 6:00, the train wasn’t even close to full.  We had no problems with the stroller although getting the wheels unlocked before the door closes can be tricky.  Rachel was a big help, holding the door open for us.

As usual, Braeden slept through most of the activities at the bar.  Mom and Dad got to enjoy a beer and dinner while everyone else played “pass the baby”.  I wonder if all this socializing will make Braeden be more like his mom or more like his dad when he gets older.