Friday, August 1, 2008

20 Months In the Making

A few days shy of twenty months after John was born, Chris and I went on our first date alone without him! Officially, our first alone outing was the day before when we left John with his Grandmom so we could go to Target and Lowe's for housewares shopping. That went well, so the next night we went to a lovely dinner at Brio.

Note below: I am wearing a dress instead of a practical-for-nursing top and skirt! My hair is down! (Wait, I thought a mother of a toddler was only permitted to wear her hair in a ratty ponytail?!) You can't see it, but I even dug out an old purse instead of hauling my diaper bag.

The meal was lovely. The food was delicious and the courses served slowly. The atmosphere was improved dramatically by not constantly managing a jumping, dumping, throwing, squealing toddler. Chris and I quite enjoyed ourselves, did not feel nervous, and John had a good time with his Grandmom.

6 comments:

  1. That's wonderful and you are looking beautiful!

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  2. Your first date night without John must be all the more enjoyable, having been so hard earned! I am glad you enjoyed it.
    And you look very nice. I tended to pop right out after the first time, as well.
    (In fact the second best reason for finding out I'm pregnant - the first being new life, of course - is that I can finally stop sucking in. Ha ha.)

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  3. Congratulations! That's great! You look beautiful!

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  4. And I, the grandmom, had the best time of all! John and I played with toys, read, and watched a sesame street video.

    Thanks for the nice visit and for being so welcoming, both Chris and Katherine!

    love to all of you...mom

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  5. oh - isn't that awesome! i like sarah's comment about 'sucking in'! Too funny!

    You look great and happy Katherine!

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