adventures with baby

Hubby and I have been having a difficult time lately trying to find together time.  We both work, and I also work a night job two nights a week, as well as tutoring 3 days a week after night.  I am exhausted at night, and we still don’t have any extra money to actually go out and do something fun.  So, this week we decided that I would cut down to just one shift at my night job.  We also found extra time to spend together while Thomas is napping on the weekends.  He is a great sleeper, and currently sleeps 2 or 2 1/2 hours right in the middle of the day.  Yesterday, we watched  a rented movie.  It was cute- Adventureland.  There were no interruptions, no snack breaks, bottle breaks, diaper breaks, crying etc.  We really enjoyed ourselves.  Our new plan is to just spend that time together.  No chores, no grocery shopping, no email.  Just the two of us.  Even if we’re not doing anything.  We realized that before Thomas was born, we spent a lot of time together.  No matter how busy we were, we still spent all of the rest of the time with just the two of us. We really do like each other’s company.  we were best friends for ten years before Thomas was even born.  He just takes so much attention and energy, that we had to refocus and dedicate a specific time to just us.  We always heard that you should continue to have a regular “date night” after your children are born. That might not be possible, but we’ve managed to make time for us.

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