VDay 2012

Doh.  I forgot to take a picture.  Bummer.  I actually wore makeup that day!

For our first Valentine's Day being parents, me and Claudy got our first babysitter!

Thankfully, it was just my sister, but still!  I had told Claudy that we had to go on a date before Carter was 1 month, but time just flies!

Plus, I think we've been good at making time for one another.  We put him to bed and still watch movies and stay up late talking, but we haven't GONE OUT.  So it was high time.

I was kinda nervous all day.  Not sure why--I wasn't nervous about leaving him with my sister because she is a pro, but I wanted the house to be sparkling, I had to pump a bottle,  and I wanted to look nice and get my hair cut so it was just a lot to get done, while taking care of the lil one!  I felt like I was rushing around like a mad woman all day.  I can't imagine how much more pressure I'll feel letting someone who is not family into the house.  And I didn't even have to make dinner for her.  I know a lot of times when I used to babysit the mom would still have to make dinner even though she was going out to dinner so that the kids could still eat.  Thankfully Molly was cool having cereal.  I wanted a day off!

We decided to go to Texas Roadhouse.  It was odd going to dinner so early!  We used to go to dinner around 7-8 p.m., but since we knew we needed to get back in time for Carter's bed time (he's very particular and I didn't want Molly to have to deal with that) we went at 5.  Holy cow!  Funny how much you beat the rush!  We are now officially old!

And yes, I took my diaper bag.  So, I guess I'm officially a mom.  I didn't want to dump the things I needed out of it into my purse.  Good thing it's cute.  But still--I laughed at myself carrying around butt cream and diapers with no baby in sight.

I was afraid we'd fall into the "all we talk about is our kids" as I hear a lot of people do--but it was so fun.  We barely talked about Carter and just enjoyed one another's company.  Don't get me wrong--I find we talk endlessly about how adorable he is and always say "oh, did you see that??!!"  But I was glad to see we could still be "people" and not just "parents".

Because the restaurant was so bare since we got there early we polished off dinner too quickly.  I had also always heard (or maybe just dramatized from TV?) that mother's cry when they leave their baby with a babysitter, or that they're checking their phone a million times or rushing home.  Not this momma!

I checked in with Molly once dinner was over to see if he was OK.  Since he was I told Claudy let's hit the mall!  No need to rush home--let's enjoy our time out!  So we just window shopped, held hands and wandered around the mall.  Of course we had to stop in every athletic shoe store, but it was still so nice!

Low key, but very nice.  So glad to have a beautiful boy to get home to, but grateful to have a handsome husband who I enjoy spending one on one time with.

Thanks again to my awesome sister Molly.  Nothing like leaving your kid with family!  I dread the day I have to get a "real" babysitter.