ordinary day

today was just an ordinary day. friday is a day off from work. a day with my family.

c.c. is sick today, so she spent most of the day in bed. this gave me and darby a chance to have what we like to call a “daddy-darby day”.

i’ve just put her to bed and i’m reflecting on our day. we had nothing planned, we just went with the flow. it was a very ordinary day, but this is the stuff that strengthens bonds between a dad and daughter.

i wanted to recount the events of the day, if for no other reason to remind myself in the future that just spending time with my daughter is so meaningful. i know it is for me. and i trust that when it’s all said and done, daddy-darby days will do more to make darby secure in her dad’s love than anything money can buy.

8:45 - up
9:00 - cuddling on couch drinking milk
9:15 - breakfast with momma
10:00 - playing with darby’s play kitchen
10:45 - trip to the grocery for cold medicine for momma
11:30 - walked to nearby park and ran around on soccer field
12:30 - lunch
1:00 - drumming on high chair tray (never too early to start teaching rhythm)
1:30 - naptime
3:30 - up, snacktime
4:00 - rough-housing, throwing darby on the couch, lots of laughter
5:00 - darby helped me unpack our new dishwasher, start to take out the old one*
6:00 - momma got up, darby and i went to pick up a pizza for dinner
6:30 - dinner, more drumming, more laughter
7:00 - darby helped me “solve” the rubik’s cube, played with momma on the couch
8:00 - pajamas, milk, bedtime story in the rocking chair
8:15 - goodnight

*as handy as i am, i couldn’t figure out how to get the old one out. this affected my confidence that i would know how to install the new one even if i ever did figure it out. my friend nate is coming over tomorrow to help a brother out.