Bad Daddy

Big UH OH last night in my adventures in Fatherhood...

I went to pick up Jay from a restaurant where my wife was having a meeting for her Direct Sell business, Partylite. Jay was ready to go, and they were really starting the meeting, so my wife, Meredith, and I did not get a chance to discuss any of the details for the evening.

I grabbed the diaper bag and my son, and we took off for home! Well, we were traveling down 11E and Jay seemed a little frustrated that he was in his car seat. However, at almost 10 months old, what do you expect? He has bee wanting to crawl around and explore more and more each day. So, we get into Greeneville, and the two of us decide to do a little shopping for Mommy...especially since the BIG DAY is coming up on Sunday.

He's still awake, and really he was so excited to get out of the car. So, we went and found Mommy some good gifts. We went straight home after that. I changed him. We fed the dogs. We walked the dogs, and we were getting settled in when Mommy called.

"Hey, is Jay still awake?"

"Yeah, he's a little restless." (But that's normal when he's with Daddy alone...he like to stay up a bit more.)

"Well, what did you feed him?"

(BIG, LONG, PAUSE....)

"I didn't...I thought that.."

And the rest is history! I forgot to feed my son dinner!!!! Now, he nursed, but I forgot to give him solids!!! I feel so bad as a father. I didn't provide for my son. Not a good thing.

However, he's fine, and made it through the night...Needless to say, I gave him a really good, large, and filling breakfast.

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