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Today I did something spontaneous.
Jojo’s behavior has really been stressing me out. He is hyperactive and impulsive, and also really loud. I think I could deal better if it wasn’t for the “really loud” part.
So I find myself being tightly wound and quick to strike with my mommy venom a lot of the time.
Today I thought, why not do something that I know we will both enjoy?
My mother-in-law is in town and I left Deeds with her, while Jojo and I went out to lunch at a Japanese steakhouse.
Just for fun.
Because I knew he would like it.
And we had a really “normal” time together, which hasn’t happened in a while.
He had hibachi shrimp, steadily sipped his soup, even tasted some salad, and gobbled the fried rice. He made positive comments about the chef’s performance skillz, and even suggested that *I* say “thank you” to the chef when he was done with his little show.
We talked and laughed and I only had to nag him the slightest bit so that he would stop trying to blow the steam off of the hibachi grill, and also stop putting his feet on the man sitting next to us.
He ate two fortune cookies and held on to my pocket like I asked him to as we walked back to the car, my arms laden with take out boxes.
In the car he sang along with his kid’s CD instead of being noisey.
At home he played in the sandbox while Deeds napped, then ran around outside after dinner until his face was red and his hair was soaked with sweat.
The night ended with a mid-bath melt down that carried over into “tucking in” time, but overall it was a really good day that I needed to have with him.
I guess you might be anxious to know the winners of the latest SWEET giveaways, and here they are!
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Crazy Dog t-shirt of choice (ended 7/11)
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16 July 2009, 5:12 am
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16 July 2009, 11:47 am
I’m glad you were able to have a special time with him. He’ll likely move through this obnoxious phase soon and it’ll be easier.
16 July 2009, 12:03 pm
THIS TOO WILL PASS AND ONE DAY YOU WILL WISH THIS TIME IN THEIR LIFE WAS BACK…ENJOY THEM NOW
16 July 2009, 2:51 pm
I don’t know what it is lately that is making kids go nuts and become irritating creatures (I think it’s the summer and the loooooong days). I’ve been dealing with a version of this too, but it’s great that giving Jojo some one-on-one attention has changed things for you. Hopefully it lingers for a while.
17 July 2009, 1:50 pm
So glad you got to spend some mommy-time with him, I’m sure he really enjoyed it. It was a great thing for you to do - YEAH mommy!!!
BTW, Congratulations to all the winner - enjoy your prizes!!
18 July 2009, 8:13 pm
That sounds like so much fun! I was wondering how you managed that with two kids, but now I see - it was just one! I think Ali would love that too - we’ll have to try it sometime!