Juggling with a Baby

It's been awhile since I last posted. With a baby taking up the majority of our time, and a job search that has been less than fruitful (so far), I haven't made posting a priority. I thought I would use a couple of free minutes to share a story from this last Monday.

Before Aria was born, I had jumped on the opportunity to take on a second Group Kick class on Monday mornings in Newburgh. The class already was in place, but the current instructor was looking to drop it. Since I had the time and need the money, I jumped on it. Because of scheduling, the first class I would teach would be Monday, June 6.

Around the same time, Leandra called the Toyota dealership to get our Yaris cleaned (as part of an added package when we purchased the car). The soonest they could get our car in was the morning of Monday, June 6.

After Aria was born, we called her pediatrician to schedule her two-week check-up. As it turns out, it was scheduled for the morning on Monday, June 6.

So we have a problem:
Car cleaning: 9:00 am
Kick class: 9:00 am
Doctor appointment: 9:40 am (on the other side of town)

Being a one car family, here is how it worked out:

6:30 am: Wake-up and eat breakfast.
6:45 am: Clean out the car and take out baby seat carrier
7:10 am: Drove to Toyota to drop off the car and pick up the loaner. Leandra started to wake-up to start feeding Aria.
7:45 am: Arrive home. Install seat carrier. Mount bike rack and bike. Grab helmet, gloves, water bottles and air pump and throw int he car.
8:05 am: Leandra takes a quick shower. I change Aria's diaper.
8:20 am: Load Aria into the baby seat and put her in the car. Leandra looks for a form for the doctor that I had already grabbed and put in the car.
8:25 am: Leave for Newburgh
8:45 am: Arrive at Bob's Gym Newburgh. Unload bike and related gear.
8:50 am: Leandra takes off for doctor's appointment.
9:00 am: My class begins. No one tells me how the sound system works (every gym has a different system) and the first three tracks are muffled and "staticy." After 15 minutes, I finally get someone in the fix the issue.
9:25 am: Leandra arrives at the doctor's office.
9:40 am: Doctor's appointment
10:10 am: Class is done and I am changing into bike gear. I get a phone call from Toyota saying that our car is done. I text Leandra seeing if she wants to meet me there (it's a quicker commute for me). She agrees.
10:40 am: i arrive at Toyota. Leandra is not there and she should have beat me there easily. I call her and find out that she mis-read my message and thought i was coming home. Leandra cuts Aria's feedig short and drives down.
11:00 am: Leandra arrives at the dealership. She swaps the keys while swaps the bike rack and baby seat into our car.Leandra brought some shopping bags and we contemplated making a quick run to do some needed grocery shopping until...
11:10 am: Aria is still hungry and has a complete meltdown. I drive as fast as I legally can to get home.
11:25 am: I pull in the driveway. Leandra grabs the keys, runs inside and preps herself on the recliner in the baby's room. I grab the baby seat, bring Aria inside, take her out of the seat and deliver her to Leandra's lap. CRISIS AVERTED!

Long morning. I'm sure there are more to come.