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As my wife gently reminded me a few days ago, I had promised in an earlier posting that one of the topics that I promised to write about was being a dad.  Although there is a ton to write about (learning to be patient, learning to sleep less, learning that I can’t always do things the way I used to) the thing I have grown to cherish the most has been our new weekend traditions. 

Bec has been amazing in putting in the most sleepless nights (by far) since I have to work.  One way that I have tried to repay her for that is to take Eli out of the house at least one morning each weekend.  What started out as a way to give Bec a break has turned into something I spend all week looking forward to. 

We typically get up around 6:30 (now 7:30 with the new time change!), Eli eats and then I load him in the car and head out.  I decided that actually getting out of the house is the only way that Bec will really get good sleep since she can’t hear Eli or do anything to help me (plus I can’t ask her for help!).  So far I usually load Eli up and drive around.  He tends to like the car seat for a little while, especially when the car is moving.  Early weekend mornings are great because there is no traffic so no stops.  Sometimes we just drive through neighborhoods looking at yard sales, other times we drive bike routes so I can track my mileage, but we almost always end up at a coffee shop.  Thanks to a large number of gift cards for Christmas that coffee shop has been Caribou most of the time, but I’m pretty sure it will become Tate Street Coffee once those cards run out (I only have about $8 left) thanks to the Green Mug (buy a $5 mug from Tate Street Coffee and get refills for $1). 

I’m excited about spring time coming because hopefully that means getting out of the car more and hitting up things like the farmers market or actually getting out of the car at a yard sale instead of driving by.  So far this is my favorite tradition with Eli: spending quality one on one time together. 

More to come.