First Date

A first date take on a whole new meaning after you have a baby. As you many know, Little E turned 6 weeks old last Thursday and Wifey and I planned an evening out. Our First Date…well since Little E was born and even a bit before that.

We got a babysitter (Grammie & Puppa), planned the evening (dinner & a movie) and even got out the door on time. So as we packed up Little E’s diaper bag, we were giddy with excitement. Some may say that 6 weeks is too soon to be going out on a date, but I say “WHATEVER.” We were a couple first and if you want to stay a couple, you have to do couple things.

That’s probably my biggest piece of advice. Never forget your spouse. Keep doing those special little things that got you together. Little E is an addition to our family, not the center of our family. I think it’s a shame when couples become baby focused and forget about their relationship. I want to shake them and say, “don’t you realize that your kids are going to grow up and all you will have is your spouse?” Duh!

Well back to the date. Had a great dinner at the Japanese Steakhouse then off to the movies, Alice in Wonderland in 3D. This is the first movie we have seen in the theater since January. That’s hard for a couple that loves going to the movies. At this point, most of the movies that we want to see are on DVD now, so Red Box, here we come.

Before we left Grammie & Puppa’s, we asked how long they were willing to look after Little E and Grammie said, “As long as it’s before 2 AM.” We took this to mean, they were OK. So after our dinner & movie, we did what all young hip couple do. We went to Wal-Mart. Oh yeah, we are party animals.

After Wal-Mart, we decided to have a night cap at TGIFriday’s. Daddy-O had a couple of beverages (only 2) and apparently am now a lightweight, so Wifey had to drive home. As we sat at TGIFriday’s we did what all parent’s do on their first night out, we talked about Little E. We scrolled through the pictures we had on cell phones, made Little E faces and gestures to each other and actually called Grammie to see how he was doing.

We made it home well before our 2 AM deadline from Grammie and had a good time. I’ll admit it, it was weird to get out of the car and not grab a diaper bag, the stroller and the car seat. I also looked back several time while we were driving to make sure Little E was OK, only to realize he wasn’t there.

So all in all, our first date was very successful. I’m looking forward to a second date with Wifey in the future. Is it too early to call her.