Now that our youngest child is 3, leaving the kids with a sitter and going out for the evening isn't a big deal. There were several years when we didn't go out without the kids at all. For about the last 1 1/2 we've been able to go out as long as we were only gone for 2 hours and got back before DD#2 needed to go to sleep. But we have reached a new mile stone because our youngest child fell asleep with a baby sitter.
This is a huge event for me.
We stayed out until almost midnight and sat in a jazz bar. I haven't been some place like that in over 5 years.
Our sitter is an old friend our family. Our kids love her and were so busy showing her their toys that they didn't even want to say good bye to me or hug me or anything.
This is just sort of wierd for 2 kids who went through phrases where they would scream if they couldn't see me, had to be carried in a sling, could only fall asleep while nursing and so on.
This is a huge event for me.
We stayed out until almost midnight and sat in a jazz bar. I haven't been some place like that in over 5 years.
Our sitter is an old friend our family. Our kids love her and were so busy showing her their toys that they didn't even want to say good bye to me or hug me or anything.
This is just sort of wierd for 2 kids who went through phrases where they would scream if they couldn't see me, had to be carried in a sling, could only fall asleep while nursing and so on.
Ahhh, it is nice to know that there is light at the end of the tunnel....only 1 1/2 years to go until dh and I can "date" again. Our littlest one is 20 months. We are trying really hard to make more time for eachother intead of just doing the "parent thing" together. It is so easy to get wrapped up in the kids and forget about "us". We have been trying to create dates, at least once a week, at home after the dds go to sleep. For example, watching a movie, a bath, etc. Has anyone else tried this? Any suggestions for dates at home?
