Our little man turned four weeks old yesterday. It’s been a pretty fun ride so far, and I am glad I am blessed with the ability to fall back asleep at the drop of a hat because it has made the middle-of-the-night changings and feedings a lot more bearable.

Another thing I’m happy for is the wonderful neighbourhood we live in: Garneau. When we moved to Edmonton we knew we’d never be able to find a Vancouver level of walkability, but Garneau comes pretty darn close. It has been so great to be walking distance from things like the pharmacy, grocery store, and the impressive shopping on Whyte Avenue.

When Robert was just one day old we were able to pop him in his stroller and walk the couple blocks over to the pharmacy for supplies, and since then he has been on a ton of outings. We’ve been up and down Whyte more times than I can count, and we’ve stopped in several times at some favourite 109 Street haunts such as Transcend, Redbike, and Sugarbowl. He’s also been on transit a bunch already: We’ve taken the LRT downtown several times, and the bus to newborn checkups.

This past Saturday I changed it up a bit and took him for a walk in Old Strathcona with the ergo baby carrier. This meant we were able to stop and check out Handmade Mafia in Orange Hall. We would never have been able to navigate the stroller in such tight quarters!