Ms. Kim is here tonight and it pleases me so much to see Ian's enthusiasm for hanging out with her and vice versa. I look forward to one day having a similar relationship with some offspring of hers but for now, this is pretty awesome.
My son is a pretty good thumb wrestler thanks to her.
I landed at exactly 6:15 tonight. When I turned the corner of the concourse, there were my two favorite guys grinning and waiting for me! Ian ran up and immediately said "I want mama milk!" but he managed to wait til we got to the car. While Daddy picked up our dinner I explained that if we get take-out from Chick-fil-a the big cow doesn't come to our house.
Ian didn't want to go inside when we got home but wanted to go for a walk. I figured we'd wander around the front yard a bit. Then he wanted me to carry him so we started walking down the street. I figured Daddy would pass us and pick us up. But at the end of the street Ian wanted to keep going. So I ended up carrying my 32lb son around the block at 7pm, hoping we made it back before Daddy wondered where the heck we were.
We made it home just in time but man I'm tired now. Ian kept saying "Ian and Mommy are talking!" as we chatted around the block and it was worth the sore arms to catch up with him.
I'm having a bit of a parenting holiday tonight. Rich had a long night last night with a super fussy little boy and he's solo parenting this evening as well. I'll be home Tuesday in time for dinner and all the rest of the nightly routines but tonight, I'm all alone in my hotel room, snacking on Trader Joe's goodies from next door and playing on my MacBook. Tonight is one of those evenings I need to make me a better mom. I'll be at Ian's beck and call the rest of the week, but today I'm taking the night off.