I awoke at around 9. I remember that Carrie had been fussy in the night. She and Carmen were up for good at probably 6AM. Kent got up around 7:30AM for his breakfast. After we all had breakfast we got ourselves ready for a walk downtown to the Farmer's Market. I was very excited because this is the first time I'd had such an outing with Carrie. Our visits usually consist of sitting in someone's living room while Carmen literally watches over her like a hawk. I pushed the stroller
At Farmer's Market, we ran into some people we know: Julie, Allison, Judith and David are the one's I can remember. Julie is an attorney who used to work for Gary C. Johnson. Allison is also an attorney who teaches at UK Law School. Judith was actually my instructor for English 101 and English 102. David is her husband. I introduced them all to Carrie. They doted on her for a moment and then we moved on.
After buying some tomatoes and cucumbers, we walked to Gratz Park because it was the weekend for Mayfest. We ran into Judith and David again. This time, they were sitting on one of the benches next to the fountain eating something from one of the food vendors. I parked Carrie in the shade and sat on the grass so we could chat with Judith and David for a few minutes. Carmen decided to feed Carrie while we were sitting there. After a few spoonfuls, Carmen complained that Carrie's stroller was on an uneven angle on the ground which made it even more difficult for Carrie to eat. She moved her several feet away and turned the stroller so I couldn't see Carrie's face. Judith and David finished eating and went about shopping. Then Carrie finished eating, and we headed back home. Again, I pushed the stroller.
Back home, I made lunch for Carmen and me. Then we all sat on the front porch for a while. It was a beautiful day. I held Carrie in the porch swing. She seemed to be having a great time. She was hardly fussy at all. She rarely even wanted her pacifier. When we got tired of the porch swing, we went upstairs to the TV room. I put Carrie on the couch next to me so she could look out the window, watch TV and interact with me. I let Carmen surf the Internet on my laptop. Thankfully, this distracted her for a short time so I could play with Carrie without her judging my every move.
At one point Carrie tried her best to roll over. I gave her a little nudge and over she went. She stayed on her belly for about a minute before she got fussy. Carmen insisted that I roll her back over. She muttered several things about how she couldn't hold her head up enough to be left on her belly, etc. I am always careful not to contradict her, so I didn't say anything.
Rodney stopped by for a moment before he had to be at work, so I guess it was about 2:45PM. While he was there talking babytalk with Carrie, she tried to roll over again. He helped her. Carmen repeated her usual speech mentioned above.
After Rodney left, I decided to lie down on the couch and place Carrie on my belly. She didn't complain at all, but after a minute or two I sat her up so that she was facing me and leaning back on my knees. Then I put her “face down” on my belly again. This time, Carmen saw it and said, “She's having a hard time breathing. You can place her on her belly like that.” Again, I didn't want to argue so I turned her over. She eventually settled in sort of between my arm and my body and fell asleep. I also fell asleep. I think we slept that way for about 30 minutes.
That evening, my friend Jay stopped by. He's a physical therapist, so I was anxious for him to interact with Carrie a little. At that time, Carmen had buckled her into the ugly foam chair. Jay reached down and unbuckled her to pick her up. He held her up into the air and talked babytalk with her. He told her how pretty she was, etc. He asked her if she was a crawler. Carmen answered saying that she probably would never crawl. Jay shared that in his experience some babies never crawl. He said that he had two nieces that would only scoot sideways before they learned to walk. Carmen didn't say anything.
While Jay was there, he and Kent and I talked about throwing together an impromptu dinner party for our usual gang of friends. It was about 5:30PM when we decided to call everyone and have them over at 7. Peter, Tracy, Dana, Leah, Jay and Mike showed up. Our other roommate, Kevin was also there. Everyone go to meet Carrie and Carmen, but it wasn't long before Carmen took Carrie away saying it was time to put her down. Carmen came back a few minutes later saying Carrie was asleep, but she didn't want to stay away from her. She said she might have a seizure because of all the excess stimulation. She took a plate of food to her bedroom while we all ate out back on the patio. I didn't see her anymore that night.
At Farmer's Market, we ran into some people we know: Julie, Allison, Judith and David are the one's I can remember. Julie is an attorney who used to work for Gary C. Johnson. Allison is also an attorney who teaches at UK Law School. Judith was actually my instructor for English 101 and English 102. David is her husband. I introduced them all to Carrie. They doted on her for a moment and then we moved on.
After buying some tomatoes and cucumbers, we walked to Gratz Park because it was the weekend for Mayfest. We ran into Judith and David again. This time, they were sitting on one of the benches next to the fountain eating something from one of the food vendors. I parked Carrie in the shade and sat on the grass so we could chat with Judith and David for a few minutes. Carmen decided to feed Carrie while we were sitting there. After a few spoonfuls, Carmen complained that Carrie's stroller was on an uneven angle on the ground which made it even more difficult for Carrie to eat. She moved her several feet away and turned the stroller so I couldn't see Carrie's face. Judith and David finished eating and went about shopping. Then Carrie finished eating, and we headed back home. Again, I pushed the stroller.
Back home, I made lunch for Carmen and me. Then we all sat on the front porch for a while. It was a beautiful day. I held Carrie in the porch swing. She seemed to be having a great time. She was hardly fussy at all. She rarely even wanted her pacifier. When we got tired of the porch swing, we went upstairs to the TV room. I put Carrie on the couch next to me so she could look out the window, watch TV and interact with me. I let Carmen surf the Internet on my laptop. Thankfully, this distracted her for a short time so I could play with Carrie without her judging my every move.
At one point Carrie tried her best to roll over. I gave her a little nudge and over she went. She stayed on her belly for about a minute before she got fussy. Carmen insisted that I roll her back over. She muttered several things about how she couldn't hold her head up enough to be left on her belly, etc. I am always careful not to contradict her, so I didn't say anything.
Rodney stopped by for a moment before he had to be at work, so I guess it was about 2:45PM. While he was there talking babytalk with Carrie, she tried to roll over again. He helped her. Carmen repeated her usual speech mentioned above.
After Rodney left, I decided to lie down on the couch and place Carrie on my belly. She didn't complain at all, but after a minute or two I sat her up so that she was facing me and leaning back on my knees. Then I put her “face down” on my belly again. This time, Carmen saw it and said, “She's having a hard time breathing. You can place her on her belly like that.” Again, I didn't want to argue so I turned her over. She eventually settled in sort of between my arm and my body and fell asleep. I also fell asleep. I think we slept that way for about 30 minutes.
That evening, my friend Jay stopped by. He's a physical therapist, so I was anxious for him to interact with Carrie a little. At that time, Carmen had buckled her into the ugly foam chair. Jay reached down and unbuckled her to pick her up. He held her up into the air and talked babytalk with her. He told her how pretty she was, etc. He asked her if she was a crawler. Carmen answered saying that she probably would never crawl. Jay shared that in his experience some babies never crawl. He said that he had two nieces that would only scoot sideways before they learned to walk. Carmen didn't say anything.
While Jay was there, he and Kent and I talked about throwing together an impromptu dinner party for our usual gang of friends. It was about 5:30PM when we decided to call everyone and have them over at 7. Peter, Tracy, Dana, Leah, Jay and Mike showed up. Our other roommate, Kevin was also there. Everyone go to meet Carrie and Carmen, but it wasn't long before Carmen took Carrie away saying it was time to put her down. Carmen came back a few minutes later saying Carrie was asleep, but she didn't want to stay away from her. She said she might have a seizure because of all the excess stimulation. She took a plate of food to her bedroom while we all ate out back on the patio. I didn't see her anymore that night.
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