We went to dinner last night and really enjoyed ourselves.  Lukas was doing his "I’M SO HAPPY TO BE OUT IN PUBLIC SO PEOPLE CAN SEE HOW CUTE I AM" scream, and Jessie and I were having great, easy conversations.  Lukas, in particular, was having a blast.  We got him a shopping cart cover that also serves as a high chair cover so when we take him out in public, we don’t have to worry about any public skankies getting on his little tushy.  This thing has little toys on it to keep him occupied as well as cushioning to keep him comfortable.  We all love it. 

Lukas was being such a little terror last night to our waitress that I couldn’t help but be proud.  He kept trying to grab her pen while she was writing.  Tried to hold her hand when she was giving us plates, tried to grab the plates she was taking away, and tried to grab at her apron.  He’s just in the grabby phase and when I would see him do this, I would hold his little hands down until the waitress went away, but I couldn’t catch every time, and I think the waitress was getting annoyed.  She was a young girl and not very impressed with the cuteness of Lukas.  It occurred to me for like 10 seconds that maybe I am not doing a good enough job of making sure my child behaves in public, and then I remembered, oh yeah, he’s only 8 months old.  He just loves to grab things.  I like that he is curious and aware of his surroundings.  The waitress was trying to be patient and she wasn’t at all snotty, which was good.  Little girls need to learn early not to incite the wrath of a mommy.  My baby is cute.  Period.

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