My very talented Grandma is the Costumer for all of Bangor High School's plays and musicals. So Mom and Dad mostly go see the shows to cheer on the COSTUMES. Bye Bye Birdie was a really cute musical, and we enjoyed it. Mom's favorite character was Conrad Birdie's publicist. Normally we wouldn't go see an musical on a Tuesday night. Having a close relative involved gave us VIP access to the Press and Family Night. The show we saw was really a dress rehearsal. It was as if we were seeing the real deal, though; they did the whole play straight through. Because it was a special preview night the audience was small, and babies were allowed.
After the show we went back home for some of Grandma Bob's pie, and some cuddle time with my family. I should mention that Mema Locker didn't get to watch most of the second half of Bye Bye Birdie, because it was hard for her to NOT stare at the beautiful baby she was holding (it's hard to be humble when you're the center of attention).
So as I said, we got home pretty late last night.
From Mommy:
Preston is going through what I hope is a only a phase where he is only happy if he is being held. It makes it hard for me to get anything done around the house let alone shower, get dressed, heaven forbid put on a little make-up. I get maybe 3 minutes of quiet once I've calmed him down and put him down. Any task taking longer than that means I either can't do it, or I have to listen to him cry through it. I managed to get around the issue by taking him shopping! Thankfully he seems to be happy strolling in his car seat. I got a good 2 hours of quiet. I wasn't home to get things done, but I'll take what I can get. He LOVES to sleep when we aren't home. The other thing that I anxiously await (besides sleep), is for him to be awake and undeniably happy. At this point I feel like he is either asleep, awake and unhappy, or being held and happy. I would love to have a baby that is happy for at least a few minutes all by himself. I realize he is still very small, and that I cannot expect for him to entertain himself yet. I'm just saying that I'm looking forward to that developmental milestone.