To the Counsellor!

It sounds a lot more spiffy than it is, actually. I took my daughter and my wife to the child counselling office or consultatiebureau.

I’m getting real good at fixing the Maxi Cosi in the car. It took me about 45 minutes the first time I did it. I can now do it in 40. I’m kidding, of course ;) I can do it in 5 minutes now.

It’s still a real adventure taking Louise out. She has to get dressed and everything, taken to the car and seated. And we have to get all her gear together. Before Louise, going out was getting a coat on and hopping into the car. Now, going out is still an organised process but it has bit more chaos thrown in. The parts in red are the extra chaos. The parts in black are regular chaos.

1. change diapers
2. feed before leaving
3. change diapers again
4. get all her gear together
5. change clothes because she threw up a little milk
6. get more gear together
7. stuff it all in a bag
8. get Louise in a jacket
9. head out the door
10. head back in to get the Bag ‘O Gear (Magical feeding, +1 CHR, -1 Movement)
11. head back out
12. get Louise in the carseat
13. fasten the seatbelt
14. undo the seatbelt
15. replace the padding on the seatbelt
16. fasten the seatbelt
17. Go!
18. head back in the door to get the baby carriage
19. put bay carriage in car
20. Go Go Go! We’re only 30 minutes late! +1300 XP

Anyway, we got out the door and we were a little early but not a lot. What little time ahead we had, we lost looking for the offices.

Once inside, we had to get Louise all nekkid except for her diaper and wrap her in a blanket. She was really cool about it and didn’t even cry. She didn’t cry when she was weighed and measured. She’s really sweet like that.

We got our consult and we asked a lot of (reassuring) questions. It’s really nice and comfortable to have someone you can ask all those difficult questions to. How much sleep, when to sleep, what if she keeps crying, how about bottled milk and more of those.

In the end, we got Louise dressed again and went home. It was really nice to be out with the three of us - our little family. We’re doing fine!

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