Jan. 25: We’re having a little family siesta time right now. Sylvia is sleeping, Andrew is playing quietly, Bryan is reading a chess book with Spooky on him, and I’m on the laptop with Bowser on me. A good Sunday afternoon moment of calm.
Last night, Michael and Lisa came over to watch the kids while Bryan and I went out to dinner at Samba Brazillian Grill for Bryan’s OpGen holiday party. I’m a little embarrassed to say that this is only the second time that Bryan and I have gone out to dinner (sans kids) since Sylvia was born. The other lovely evening was in August when we left the kids with Grace and Tim for Kacy’s wedding rehearsal dinner.
It felt so good to be out with Bryan without Sylvia. What a treat! Michael and Lisa did a great job. Michael is pretty fearless about tending to a crying baby, and while it sounds like her bedtime involved around an hour of sadness, he prevailed in getting her to sleep. They’ve offered to help us out with babysitting more regularly. I love the idea, but I know that my young ones (mostly the youngest one) are kinda a challenge. I’ll have to figure out how to take advantage of their offer without taking advantage of their generosity!
I’ve gotta say, I love the idea of getting out for evenings with my husband more often:)