We finally took Ben to a restaurant. Before we had Ben I would not have believed that I would make it over three months without taking him to eat out. But he really was not ready to be in public, considering he would scream any time anyone looked at him.
We took him on a 20 minute car ride, just to see if it really is as smooth now as we thought, and went to Maggiano's. It was a dream! He smiled, charmed the waiters, played with his crayons, and loved the food. No fussiness, no screaming, no tossing things. I am so happy that this was a good experience for all of us. Afterwards we went for a stroll through the mall (in his stroller) and he was smiley and happy. No matter how many tantrums he may have later in the day, I call this day a success!
Yay for going out!!!
ReplyDeleteHow sad that I new that was Maggiano's before reading? P loves that place too! I love that you are reclaiming your freedom!!!
ReplyDeleteAWSOME NEWS!!!! So glad you finally got to get out and had an enjoyable evening! You got your life back girl!!!!
ReplyDeletehooray for ben! i'm so glad you were able to enjoy a night out with the family. :)
ReplyDeleteA total success, I'd say! Doesn't this open up so many new doors to you now? How exciting! We were very pleasantly surprised that Max is good in restaurants too and even likes sitting in that restaurant high chair! I think mostly he just LOVES looking around at everyone and being nosy.
ReplyDeleteYeah! I am so happy that you got to go out to dinner and that it was a good experience:-)
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