What to do during a winter at home with an infant under quarantine

Post date: 2020-09-29 01:36:29

I had a baby 3 months ago and we're staring down the barrel of a long covid winter. Help me come up with some ideas of things to do so that doesn't seem like a nightmare.

When I was planning my year's mat leave I was looking forward to stuff like mom and baby swimming lessons, making some parent friends, etc, but it looks like all of that is going the way of the prenatal massage that got cancelled under my city's first lockdown.

My husband is WFH, and we're in a covid bubble with my parents, so I can get some adult interaction, but the kiddo still needs to be entertained. Right now between naps I go on at least one daily walk (which is a hit for all involved), run the occasional necessary errand (which if not exactly fun at least occupies us), and try to get some cooking or housework done in the 5 min periods I can leave her in a safe spot with a toy before she complains. (I've tried getting stuff done while babywearing and haven't had a lot of success but I think that will work better once she's able to support herself better and see more.)

I'm making sure to get the appropriate gear to still go on walks, but I already find keeping the baby occupied all day exhausting and I need some other ideas to put on my calendar so I have something to look forward to.

In case this question sounds particularly bleak, and because this is metafilter and I know it will come up, yes I've been screened for PPD.

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