Catching Up

Derek had the day off last Friday and we took advantage of some extra time with daddy. He's been working a lot lately and also has an MBA class one night a week and is teaching a college class one night a week. Those are very long days for daddy and the boys really don't get to see him.

After Ryan's morning nap, we went to Itz which is a family place where you can eat and play games and there are also a few rides. Sean had a blast and he picked out a Spiderman Bingo game with the tickets we won. Daddy also won a really big stuffed "Hulk". After naps on Friday, our friend Christie and her daughters Gracie and Mary Ashlynn came over to decorate Easter eggs. Sean actually took a bite of one of the hard boiled eggs - I was surprised!

Then, the best part of the day, Derek and I had a date night while the in-laws came over and watched the boys. We were very thankful to have some time to ourselves. We were trying to decide for days what we should do on our date night. We wanted to see a movie, but there really weren't any movies that we wanted to see (especially for $10), so we decided against that. We had a big lunch that day, so we weren't up for a big dinner. In the end, we decided that we would just run errands. Sounds kind of lame, but we were just happy to spend some time alone. We went to the YMCA to get a membership, had appetizers at Chili's, and went to Kohl's (my favorite place). At the end of the night, we were exhausted! We are getting old!

That leads me to a problem that I'm struggling with right now. We didn't leave for our date night until after Ryan was in bed because he is really suffering from separation anxiety. He screams and cries when he is away from me. It was easier for us to put him to bed so he would just sleep while we were gone. I'm also still nursing him, so that may be part of the problem. We've been trying a bottle and he wants nothing to do with it! I'm trying to create opportunities when I can leave him with others to try and get him used to being with others. I haven't tried to keep him from others, it's just worked out that way since he is with me like 98% of everyday. He's been going to the nursery at church and my mom's group since he was like 2 months old, but he still doesn't like it. If anyone has any suggestions on how to deal with this, please send them my way. Sean wasn't like this, so I've not experienced this!

Okay, back to our weekend. On Saturday, we had a car appointment and a hair appointment. We went to Golden Corral (not my favorite choice) for lunch because Sean has been asking to go there. We let him pick out the foods he wanted to eat - very interesting. Do you think we are bad parents for allowing him to pick this much candy from the dessert bar? Thankfully, he didn't eat it all. I guess he takes after mommy! All of the candy was supposed to be toppings for ice cream. As for the sprinkles, he said he just wanted to eat them with a spoon. Yummy!