Visit with Gram

Lucas and I have been having such a fun week with his Gram (my mom) the past few days! It makes me so jealous for parents that have family in town for reliable, free child care on a regular basis.

Here are some of the fun things we did:

- Went out for dinner and a movie for Brandon's birthday on Monday night while Gram stayed home and put the baby to bed. We saw Jack the Giant Slayer and ate at Red Lobster. I thought the movie was decently entertaining and the food was delicious. I made Brandon a chocolate cheesecake during the day that we had for dessert after we got home.

- On Tuesday, we took Lucas to the mall to find a small umbrella stroller and took him out to lunch at Panera. He did fairly well, he loves to flirt and make friends with all the other people at the restaurant.

- On Wednesday, I left Lucas with Gram and got a massage in the morning. Bliss! Then I ran a few errands on my own. We took him to lunch again at a Thai place, where he was confused by how determined the single young men at the next table over were to ignore his cuteness. He kept looking over, smiling at them, but they were utterly unimpressed. Not surprising, but Lucas seemed disappointed. I informed him quietly that not everyone loves babies but I don't think he believed me. He enjoyed the rice and curried veggies I let him try, though.

- After lunch we took him to a free trial class at Gymboree. He loved it! It was hysterical to watch him investigate everything. It was a "class" for 6 month-10 month babies, so he was one of the only ones crawling. His favorite part was when the teacher brought out a giant basket of wiffle balls and dumped them all over the floor, and when she blew bubbles everywhere. He would poke at each bubble he could reach with one little pointer finger, I wish we'd gotten a photo of it but we were too busy being delighted with how cute he was.

I must say, it is far easier to take care of a baby when there are two full-time adults available instead of just one. I can see why rich stay-at-home types hire nannies. It was sad to see Gram go, but she'll be back next month to stay with Lucas while Brandon and I spend our first night away from him for my 30th birthday! I'm excited and a bit terrified at the prospect.