Surviving the Domestic Jungle

While going out to dinner with my husband is fun, romantic and even enjoyable, going with the three kids is not so fun, romantic or enjoyable!! It is so insanely stressful. My kids are not quiet people. That’s not entirely true. My oldest is really good. Even when she was a little baby she would sit happily for hours when we went out to dinner. She is a very social person so I think she just enjoys being somewhere with a lot of people. My middle child is less agreeable…to say the least! Whenever she eats anywhere but home, she doesn’t eat. Maybe two bites…maybe. She is so A type that the slightest difference and she is all thrown off! She’s exactly like her father Anyway, she tends to scream and hit notes that can shatter glass. She needs to be a singer! When we are next to elderly people or couples without children, I always feel terrible about how loud she is. The baby is usually difficult as sitting in his little baby car seat only lasted so long. Then we would just hold him during dinner which meant one of us didn’t get to eat (me) and all in all in is usually an epic disaster. Last night, however, we went out to dinner and everyone was good! Hudson sat in a high chair and happily ate everything we gave him while the girls played!!!! Success!!! The first enjoyable dinner in a long time!! Almost makes me not dread going out to eat!!