The Bradford Files: Countdown to Christmas: Day 2

Well, last night didn't go much better than the day had gone. Chase woke up about 1:45 am yelling Mommy for about 5 minutes, then he gave up on me and started yelling for Da-da. I went and got him and he slept in our bed, which he hasn't done since he was six weeks old. He actually got some sleep but I couldn't do much sleeping. Of course Robert could sleep through it all.

After work, I decided that Chase and I could go to the Christmas parade. I'm usually not up for going to those, except it wasn't quite as cold as years past. I grabbed some McDonald's for Chase to eat, b/c he is always so hungry when he gets home from daycare. I thought it started at 6pm but I guess it didn't start til about 6:30 or so. I definitely was out in the cold for a lot longer than I thought I would be. Chase enjoyed the parade, I think. He seemed to be upset every time a band would get out of sight. We were by ourselves since Robert had to work, but there was a nice man there to help keep Chase entertained, offer us candy, and have his wife take our picture. By the time we got back to the car it was 7:43 (I didn't think parades were supposed to last that long) and he was sound asleep when we got home. I managed to get him ready for bed and down for the night without any fussing, which we haven't had a fuss free bedtime routine in a very long time. I sure hope the extra sleep helps and he doesn't wake up at 2 in the morning.