For the record - We are finally all better from some kind of stomach virus. It hit Kaitlyn last week and took her a couple of days. Then Jackson on Friday. Then us over the weekend. Man, what a killer, but we are all better now. If it tells you anything, we didn't even get in the pool last week, except maybe once.
I just can't let the moment go by... Before I delve into any details about the weekend, I have to stop and appreciate the little thing that happened last night.
Now it used to not be a big deal, but now... Wow, I could not believe how it felt. For the first time, we went out to dinner with Kaitlyn and Jackson without any stress, any craziness. We had a coupon for Scotty P's hamburgers and didn't feel like anything too big, just something simple, and we had a great time. Man, I can't remember the last time we went out to dinner without Kaitlyn getting up to go run around or needing the bathroom every five seconds. I also can't remember the last time I could eat at the same time as everyone or didn't have to take care of Jackson by changing diapers, getting his food first or entertaining the kids. I will say it again - WOW.
We walked up and ordered our food - pretty simple. Brandon held Jackson. I went to fill drinks with Kaitlyn. She was so helpful, and we grabbed a booth. Kaitlyn sat on one side in a booster seat (first time without problems sitting for her) and two booster seats - one for each of her babies that she brought. Then Jackson sat in the high chair. He was so happy just looking around at the new surroundings. Brandon and I sat on the other side. Our food came and we all sat and ate. Kaitlyn sat quietly eating. Jackson sat and ate. Brandon ate, and I got to actually take a bite of my food at the same time as everyone else!!!!
What a treat! Now if this doesn't happen again in a really long time, at least I was able to savor every minute of this dinner. The only thing I missed was taking a picture to remember - to say that it can be done!
In other news, we went to Noah's first birthday party. For pictures, you can click on the Zafereo Family's blog. Kaitlyn found a friend and jumped in the play pool in her underwear. Jackson crawled around and checked out all of the toys.
Also, today I think I saw Jackson do his first baby sign. We move our hands back and forth to say all done and he did that with his hands after his lunch when I asked him if he was all done. We have been taking a baby signs class on Saturday just for fun and there are a few signs I have been doing a little more of. How fun!
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2 comments:
Glad you recorded such an important milestone! It will encourage you when you have other times down the road that you think you'll never be over the hard part.
But something tells me that once we're past the "hard" part, we'll sure miss it... :(
hey. . .just peeking at your blog. im cracking up because i KNOW how ya feel about going out to dinner. . .that's awesome that you had one successful outing!! Seriously--what a huge accomplishment.
And since you are signing some with the kids, have you checked out the Signing Time dvd series?? It's AWESOME. so fun. it's all really well done and set to fun music, so the kids pick it up really fast. Jordan LOVES it, and then i dont mind her watching a video over and over because at least it's educational. . .check it out if you haven't already. Signingtime.com
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