Sunday, September 23, 2007

Differences, Date Night and Matthew's Makeover


When I was at the doctor last week she asked me if this pregnancy was any different than the last one. For some reason I said no, not really. And, she told me that's a very unusual response. That most women say how different each pregnancy is.
And, really, I've been wondering ever since what on earth I was thinking. I guess in the sense that I didn't go from no morning sickness to extreme morning sickness it's similar. But, in so many ways it's different. How? well for starters I know I'm pregnant. That's pretty big!!! And, in so many ways it's different. The foods I'm craving are healthy. I want to drink milk and v8 juice. And, I keep wanting elaborate salads (think Lettuce Eatery ... yum!) and my heartburn is kind of lurking but certainly not killing me and . and . and.
I have no idea what I was thinking!
Anyway ...
Call it a combination of not feeling great, being tired, and spending way too much time with Matthew, but by then end of the afternoon yesterday I was losing my mind!!! Matt was driving me nuts, and I was just generally pissed off with Mike for no reason other than that he was doing house stuff while I was out with a hyper child and wanted a nap. So I did something I don't do too often. I called my parents (from zellers where matt was climbing all the toys) and asked her to please take Matt for the evening before I went insane.
Luckily my parents were about 5 minutes away, and I think my mom heard the stress in my voice, and before I knew it they came and picked up Matthew.
And, instead of going home to bicker, I went home, got changed and Mike and I went for dinner at the Keg. It was fantastic!!!!
I love the Keg. And we had a gift certificate. Before dinner we sat in the bar. The bar tender made me the best virgin caesar (with tomato juice not clamato blech) and we just sat like civilized people. Dinner was soooo good. The funny part was that we ordered the same kind of steak and they switched them. And, then I asked the waiter if they were confused (because it's hard to tell the difference between medium and medium rare) and he said they had. So, we thought it was pretty funny and who cares, so we just switched our steaks around. Long story short, we ordered dessert and he gave it to us for free. So unnecessary, but it made our dinner extra yummy!!!!
When we got back to my parents' place I was a lot more relaxed and Matt loved hanging out with Grandma and Grandpa who even took him to the playground. Good times!!!!
And, then today we went and got Matt a new hairstyle. He's officially graduated from toddler to kid. And ... he requested spikes!!! But, "not hard spikes like a dinosaur but soft boy spikes made of hair."
Matthew before - a little preppy and a little long

After - Matthew sporting the "not hard spikes like a dinosaur but soft boy spikes made of hair" look.

7 comments:

AndreAnna said...

Very grown up, non-dinosaur like hair cut! :)

Amy said...

Oh wow! He is growing so fast right now! He looks so different from the last time I saw him! What a cutie!!!!

Anonymous said...

I ***LOVE*** The Keg. It can make any bad day turn right around!

LoriD said...

You are a smart woman! It would never occur to me to just pass off the kids to my mom and dad on a whim (although they -kids and grandparents - would LOVE it!)

I love the hair salon, too (and, of course the cutie model). Looks like good soft boy spikes made of hair to me!

Mandy said...

His hair is adorable and I love his description...lol!

But where in the world did you find such a cute salon??? There is NOTHING like that around here!

Teena in Toronto said...

Cool new 'do!

Very cool place to get a haircut! I wanna go there!!!

Ruthie said...

That is the coolest hair salon ever... I wish my salon had cars to sit in.

BTW, congratulations on your pregnancy! (I know I'm a little behind)...