A Date..... Lil Man style

Yesterday, Lil Man and I went on a date.  He was showing signs of being "neglected".  Not really neglected, just not getting as much of mommy's attention as he wanted.  So..... we packed up Baby Boy and dropped him off at my mom's.  Off we went!

Lil Man's idea of a date...... W.almart and M.cDonald's.  I asked him where he wanted to go and that's what I was told.  We headed for W.almart.  I let LM lead the way once we got there.  Where does any child go if given the opportunity?  Toys!  He saw some motorized tractors first thing.  I let him look at them and look at them.  Finally I got him to look at some other things but after 10 minutes he headed back to the tractors.

"Sweetie, you want one of these?"

"Yeah!"

"Ok.  Grab it and let's go."

Let me tell you. My child was so darn cute and excited.  Every person we passed.... he wanted to show them his tractor.  All I could do was just smile.  No way was I going to try and suppress his happiness.

Out to the car we go.  And now it's time to eat.  I can't put into words how just plain happy my baby was.  While I was hanging out with him, I realized how much he (and truthfully, how much I too) needed this time.  He was strutting around, talking away, and just throwing smiles to everyone he saw.  I would just look at him, and my heart would melt!

We ate lunch together.  Taking our sweet time!  (I forget how easy a 3 yr old is after dealing with an eight month old so much!)  After lunch, we had about 30 mins to kill.  Where did we go?  To Lowe's!  My child is his daddy's child..... loves him some power tools!  So, we go walk around Lowe's looking at all the tools.  As we're heading out, lawnmowers catch his eye.  We have to pause to sit on the mowers and take a picture to send to TH.  Can't look at new mowers and not have Daddy involved in some form or fashion.

To end our date, we head to speech.  Yeah, I know..... not the best way to end our day but it had to be done.  He hadn't been all week so he had to go.

I'm promising myself (and in turn LM) that I'll do something like this with him at least once a month.  Time I can devote solely to him...... he can be center of mommy's universe for several hours at least.  I'll tell you a secret...... I love both my boys more than words can say!  But my first born, he holds a special teeny, tiny corner of my heart that no one can ever take, steal or share.  It's his forever & ever.