Dining Out

We've been taking Mr. Meh out to restaurant for lunch over the last few weekends. So far he's been very good. I guess it's mainly because it's new and there are lots of things to look at and explore. Lots of new sounds, lots of new sites.

On Saturday, two weekends ago, we went to a Cuban restaurant of Rockville Pike. Nothing fancy, but it was his first real time out. (We took him to restaurants a few times when he was very little and not really aware of his surroundings -- ie he was asleep).

That Sunday we went to IHOP. Again, nothing fancy. He first sat in his carseat, where he eventually got fussy. Then we transferred him to a high chair. He loved it. Looking around the things, trying to grab things off the table: napkins, coffee creamers, straws, etc.... It was fun.

Then on Sunday, Mr. Meh went to the city for the first time. We look him to Georgetown. We first went to several stores. (My Mom and I took r. Meh had gone to a mall about 2 months ago. He loved it.) Then we went to Daily Grill, a nice, kind of upscale restaurant. Since it was lunch time and he really hadn't eaten much at home at his 11 am meal, I took a jar of food and a bottle of formula for him. This was my first time doing that.

While we waited for our food, I fed him his jarred turkey and vegetables. He chowed it down with out a problem or a mess (and I had forgotten to take a bit along). He wasn't that keen on the formula later. He just wasn't thirsty. But he was so good at the restaurant -- looking around, grabbing things, such as paper menues, etc. ....and dropping everything on the floor. On Andy's side of the floor.

When we were leaving an older couple who was seated behind us actually commented that they had been admiring our child because he was so good. (At one point I had gotten up to go to the bathroom. So he had turned around to look for me and in the process had started babbling to these people behind us).