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A Night Off With My Hero
Almost a year and two months to the day their son was born, Mom and Dad are spending their first night apart from Cooper. Grandma Julie is taking care of Cooper for the night, and will be returning with him tomorrow morning.
Our night out consisted of dinner at a nearby seafood restaurant, trips to three separate tattoo shops in an effort to get Kandis a new tattoo, and a trip to one of our favorite local bars. The seafood was outstanding, Kandis got a most excellent new tattoo, and I got my fill of Hefe Weizens.
Though we miss Cooper, tonight gave Kandis and me a chance to be a couple again for a little while, without having to plan our activities around feeding, diaper changes, or naps. I wondered at first, if we’d spend the might talking or worrying about Cooper, but we didn’t. We had a wonderful time, and I told Kandis that I felt “young” again, and I even felt like I was cool. The latter sensation made little sense, because I never was, or have been, cool by anyone’s definition.
I have no regrets about the decision to have a child. Cooper has enriched our lives so much, and I’ve learned about a different kind of love, and learned what a truly heroic and wonderful person and mother my wife is. As much as Cooper has given us, tonight reminded me of how important it is to have a night off and just be a couple again, even if for a short time. I was reminded of all of the things that I love about Kandis, and why I fell in love with her ten years ago. I got to spend a night with my wife, the only true superhero I ever need to know.
We can’t wait to see you tomorrow, Cooper!
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Sounds like you did it up right! We have not had an overnight to ourselves yet and it is not looking like it will happen anytime soon.
I am with you, having kids is great but you end up focusing so much on them, it is hard to think about doing things for yourself. Needs to be done though.
Hey James - we did it as best we know how. I even stayed up until 4 am, but it was mostly due to insomnia. The night didn’t get that crazy.
I didn’t realize how important it was to get a night of alone time until that night. You keep pushing it off, thinking you’ll get to it “someday”. Before you know it, it’s a year later.
You guys can call us anytime. He’s a great baby to care for. The off time is real important - Tom and I leave Abby at Grandma’s sometimes and it’s nice even if we don’t go out. Besides Grandma’s like to spend time with their grandkids. Really - Ask your mom.