Today started really well: I was ready to leave the house with BSM at 8:20, which is an awkward time, since the other kiddies are already all on their promenade at that time, and breakfast is at 8:30. So in those 10 minutes, we played on the slide outside our apartment. The first time he went down, BSM dug his heels in the whole way, but after that, he got into the swing of things. Lots of fun introducing El Babo to the simple pleasures in life.
After my breakfast, I finally took off the footrest and tightened the nut for the stroller's front wheel. Now the wheel doesn't wobble anymore--ahhh. To be perfectly honest, I may have over-tightened it a tiny bit, judging from the slight resistance when I turn the stroller now, but I'm not worried: the nut will work its way loose once more, I'm sure.
Once that was done, I headed out to the fields in search of a spring. I was told there is one, and I wanted to find it. Sadly, I didn't find our spring, but I had a very nice hike, instead. I went back to the lookout I had visited on Pesach, and felt that freedom once more. I don't know if it's the effort it takes to walk there, or the simple pleasure of overlooking the valley instead of being stuck in it, but I love that lookout. Since I didn't have a tired baby with me this time, I took the time to explore a little. It turns out I found not one, but two springs (both fenced in with locked gates, but pretty), along with an abandoned quarry. An exciting exploring sort of hike, it was, and toward the end, a nice lady offered me a ride back to the gate.
Since I still have to be productive, I continued my job search by signing up with the Ministry of Labor, and I poked around their job listings for a while. The listings themselves aren't all that helpful, but I assume if I ask the Ministry of Labor for help in my job search, the first thing they'll tell me to do is create a profile on their website. Done!
I continued BSM's adventures after daycare: not only did I let him sit in the dirt and play with leaves and sticks for the first time (at Sister's urging), I also took him 'swimming' in the kibbutz's swimming pool! I'll be honest: he didn't hate the pool, but he seemed to enjoy messing around in the dirt and leaves a lot, lot more. Well, I like swimming better. So there.
BSM and I can agree to disagree on what is the most fun ever, but he has Got to Stop Vomiting. Full-Stop. I have spoken. (Can you tell that he threw up again tonight? I had no warning, either. No crying, no loud gulping: just nursing one minute and barfing the next. Grrrrrr... I brought him down to the stroller and walked him to sleep after that. No way am I risking dealing with vomit twice in one night. No way. Not even if Husbinator continues to clean the vomited-upon surface [tonight, our bed] so nicely. Ban Barf! End Vomit! Ack!) Well, other than that, today was tons of fun!
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