Tiny ones can adapt

My office is now just over a 15-minute walk from Grand Central in the evening, and in the morning it takes almost 20. This pushes my total commute comfortably north of an an hour - closer to 1 1/2 - which is definitely on the outside of acceptable.

In order to make it work, though, we've given the Bug another schedule bump. I'm getting her up, getting her dressed, and feeding her a bottle, and her babysitter feeds her breakfast. This little tweak actually gets me on a train about 25 minutes earlier, without forcing us to wake up even earlier than we already do. It seems to be working well - neither the Bug's subsequent meals nor her naps/bedtime have been thrown off. Just goes to show that babies are remarkably adaptable. Give them what they need, if possible in a nicely repetitive schedule, and they do just fine.