Baby on the Go

One time, a long time ago, Dylan and I dared to take crazy G out to lunch with us at Spinato's, and the day was a huge hit. He did great. We were pleased. On Tuesday night, history repeated itself. This time Gavin was in a high chair, not an infant seat. Also, he was awake for the meal. He was a complete joy and only let loose a couple of high-pitched squeals, even as it crept toward his bedtime. Nevermind that the pizza, salad, and everyone's drinks were pushed to the side of the table opposite the baby so that he didn't cause a mess. He ate his potatoes, sampled some of our food, and even received his first taste of lemon. We all had a great time.

In fact, the entire day was a great one with Gavin. He took two naps and barely cried. I was relaxed, he was relaxed, and Dylan (who is always relaxed) was happy. I'm sure we'll continue to have good days and bad days, but I'd really like to see more days like Tuesday. Even Wednesday, after Dylan took off, was not too bad once I got G out of the house. We hit the gym, ran some errands, and went over to the Kennedys to bid them farewell before they embark on some new adventures in Charlotte. I've found that it's so much easier to take him places than it is to stay home. He loves riding in grocery carts and strollers and even the car. It's just too bad we live so darn far from everything

His BFF the gorilla

Gavin and Nonna

At first we thought he didn't mind eating the lemon

But then he made this face

Shopping at Target is so much fun!

Shopping at Target is boring

Always in motion

After a few weeks of a dry nose, he decided to go back to his usual way of living, and the snot flows again.

After being pretty spoiled for many days of this past month, we are again without Dylan. I don't know if you can consider having your husband around as being spoiled since that's how most normal people live. But I am spoiled in that Dylan is an awesome dad to G and makes things around this house so much easier for me when he's here. He's so calm about everything, and in turn, Gavin is a much nicer and easier baby. I've said before that I never get used to it; it never gets easier when he's not here. I'm hoping I'll be able to retract that statement at some point soon, though today, this huge fail of a day, is not that day. Single parenting kicks my butt like nothing else.