Good for my Soul

So, we had an unbelievable thing happen today. Jason and I went on a date!

That's right- you heard me- a real date!

The last time we attempted to do this was August 28th. This was the day Jason turned 29, and to celebrate, his mom and my parents came into town. They graciously offered to keep Bryson so that we could go out to eat and to the movies. Well, we made it to dinner. We talked about Bryson the whole time and then decided to skip the movie because we couldn't wait to get home to our sweet baby.

So, it has been over four months.

Bryson got his six month shots yesterday. He usually does pretty well with shots. Not this time! He felt horrible all day yesterday and was even running a temperature of 103.3 degrees last night (alternating Tylenol and Motrin every three hours!). I was thinking of calling and cancelling the babysitter. Here is the kicker---- we've called this babysitter twice in the past month and set up evenings out----- and each time Bryson has gotten sick and we've had to cancel.

You must know that this is no ordinary babysitter. This is Bryson's teacher from his old daycare (the one that we loved!). She can handle pretty much anything, and she is one of the few people I feel totally comfortable leaving Bryson with.

So, Jason said we should wait until this morning to make a decision. Bryson was up most of the night (wide awake at times- because he slept most of the day yesterday- and fussing at times). Today he ran a low-grade fever and was a little bit fussy. We could tell he didn't feel totally back to normal, but he was not sick like he was yesterday.

So, we decided to go on our date. The miraculous news-----> Bryson is fine. He did great for her! (has anybody else noticed that their kids seem to always do better for other people??) She said he only fussed when he was hungry and right before nap time.

And, I enjoyed our afternoon SOOOOOO much. We went to eat lunch at Red Lobster. Then made a quick stop at Target (which is definitely close to being my favorite place on earth). Then we headed to the MOVIES!

I am a movie junkie! I love going to the movies. I love paying too much for a coke and a pickle and not having any other care in the world. Maybe this is one of the few places that I get to do this, or that I will let myself do this. Anyways, I have not been to the movies since July 7th. Not that I'm keeping track or anything. :)

Then we went to drop off a gift for a friend who is due to be induced and have a baby on Monday.

What a great day. We got home just in time to feed Bryson his cereal. We played for a while, gave him a bath in his new bathtub that he LOVES (see previous post), played some more, gave him a bottle, and then he eventually went to bed. Out like a light after playing with Kayla this afternoon.

It is so refreshing to know that Jason and I can get away for a few hours without our world at home totally ending. I always feel that I need to be with Bryson ALL THE TIME.

Today was good in so many ways.

I am refreshed. I am excited. I am peaceful.