A Night on the Town

A great example of why my mom is so amazing:

When she came up on Friday to babysit so that PJO and I could go to a birthday party, she gave us our Valentine's Day present. And it might be the best Valentine's present I've ever gotten.

She will be coming up Saturday morning. PJO and I are going to the spa for a couple's massage that afternoon, and then we're staying at a hotel Saturday night while my mom watches Timmy. It will be our first night away from him. I still feel kind of weird about that... I'm pretty sure I'll miss him.* But wow, it will be so nice to have a relaxing night with PJO to just enjoy each other without the stress of baby, work, school, or everyday life. And we're always within 5 miles of home, so it should be anxiety-free. I am very excited!

I've never been that big on Valentine's Day. I love the excuse to eat chocolate and go out for a nice dinner, but it never seemed like I actually felt more love on that day than any other day. But this year, I feel a little differently. It's been so easy to focus on everything besides PJO and our marriage ... when we're not trying to get stuff done or spend time with the baby, we're desperately trying to catch up on sleep or eat or something. We haven't just taken time out to appreciate each other and our marriage since the baby was born, and we certainly haven't done this alone together. If ever there was a year where we could take advantage of a single day to spend the whole time thinking about our marriage and showing our love for one another, it was this year.

*Especially since he started being a perfect little angel at night. He's been sleeping for a 5 hour stretch, followed by a 3 hour stretch for about a week now. On Saturday night, he slept for a whole 7 hours! At 6.5 weeks, I feel pretty lucky for that uninterrupted sleep!