City Baby.

I took Sophie to the theatre after she was 2 wks old.  We walked to see eric between his shows on a Saturday.  It was surreal.  After that, Soph and I started taking lots of walks to Millenium Park together.  Mostly in the late afternoon, when it wasn't so hot.  We would go to see Eric between shows on Saturdays and some Wednesdays, but just let him sleep on Sundays.  I still had quite a bit of heavy bleeding at this point, but felt that both Soph and I needed fresh air.  Apartment living, while they were super nice apartments, can be very stuffy.  With the park being right across the street, I could go for a short walk with her and get home when she needed to eat.  Walking elsewhere in the city got tricky, sirens and street noise get pretty loud in Downtown Chicago.  I have become a pro at handling our stroller by myself thru a closed door.  Coming in and out of the apartment was always a bit tricky. This was the first time I realized that laundry on my own was no easy feat.  It was difficult to navigate a newborn, tons of dirty cloths(Eric, me , and new baby) thru the apartment and elevators and doors to the laundry rm.  Not being in a house and not having help around all the time, I kind of just had to time it when Eric or his parents were going to be there to sit with Soph, so I could run around and do that.  Anyway..enough of laundry and back to the park.  It has become a sort of solace for me.  Sophie loves the fresh air and the park has so many beautiful places to walk.  I'm so glad we are so close.