![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
We had a good weekend. We got together with Tember on Saturday for brunch at http://www.victoriasdiner.com/. So good, and we had a nice spot in the back room next to their Xmas tree. Also, a parking lot! We lucked out and got a spot in there. After brunch we spent some time wandering around the Pru/Copley mall and looking at decorations. It was the best snow ever, pretty but not sticking on the roads. Brian had to be home around 1:30 to head to NH for a Holiday parade troop with the 501st, so we dropped him off and headed out Natick-ways for lunch at http://www.zaftigs.com/ in the old Joan and Ed's space and some shopping in the same plaza. After a bottle and some tea at Starbucks, we headed back into the city to drop Tember. Miss Mina and I had a nice dinner and some playtime before bed. I missed Brian, but it was fun having a girl's day.
On Sunday after breakfast at home I took Mina out to meet an old friend/coworker from THP in Woburn. She had a blast with her two boys, age 4 and 2. We came home for lunch with Brian (after he got some build time in the morning) and did our grocery shopping and picked up our CSA share. Having some productive time at home and dinner in before Mina's bed was great. Brian and I were in the mood for a movie, so we finally watched Where the Wild Things Are. He bought it for me for Xmas last year on Blu-Ray but we never managed to watch it (who knew that time over maternity leave would be so crazy and filled with active baby care, heh). I have to say, it was pretty but I didn't like it. I had remembered folks saying it was sad. It was an interesting interpretation. I think I watched it with different eyes now as I'm a parent than if I saw it when it first opened. It raised a lot of feelings and discussion with the two of us now as parents, and for Brian who was a pretty solitary kid himself. He is really appreciating now the impact this had on his life (or how it could have been different, as Mina though an only child is often surrounded by people, and is a very social creature).
Yesterday we had a lot of time visiting with my Dad. He has a job in the area and has a key to get in if he needs to kill time during the day. We had breakfast with him, and then he went off to meet with his customers. We played during the morning and Mina had a 40 minute nap, and woke for a bottle before going to her playgroup at http://www.cobblestones4families.com/. After the group we had lunch with my Dad and hung out with him until he left to pick up Mom from work. Mina seems to be finally experiencing separation anxiety. She is a bit nervous about "strangers" at first, even if they are people she knows well and sees often (like my Dad, or like our friend Sean). She gets timid and comes over to hug us. After a bit she opens up and is OK with this new person. By the end of my Dad's visit they were snuggling on the couch. Can you handle this?! http://www.flickr.com/photos/dancerjodi/8242736768/in/photostream/
On Sunday after breakfast at home I took Mina out to meet an old friend/coworker from THP in Woburn. She had a blast with her two boys, age 4 and 2. We came home for lunch with Brian (after he got some build time in the morning) and did our grocery shopping and picked up our CSA share. Having some productive time at home and dinner in before Mina's bed was great. Brian and I were in the mood for a movie, so we finally watched Where the Wild Things Are. He bought it for me for Xmas last year on Blu-Ray but we never managed to watch it (who knew that time over maternity leave would be so crazy and filled with active baby care, heh). I have to say, it was pretty but I didn't like it. I had remembered folks saying it was sad. It was an interesting interpretation. I think I watched it with different eyes now as I'm a parent than if I saw it when it first opened. It raised a lot of feelings and discussion with the two of us now as parents, and for Brian who was a pretty solitary kid himself. He is really appreciating now the impact this had on his life (or how it could have been different, as Mina though an only child is often surrounded by people, and is a very social creature).
Yesterday we had a lot of time visiting with my Dad. He has a job in the area and has a key to get in if he needs to kill time during the day. We had breakfast with him, and then he went off to meet with his customers. We played during the morning and Mina had a 40 minute nap, and woke for a bottle before going to her playgroup at http://www.cobblestones4families.com/. After the group we had lunch with my Dad and hung out with him until he left to pick up Mom from work. Mina seems to be finally experiencing separation anxiety. She is a bit nervous about "strangers" at first, even if they are people she knows well and sees often (like my Dad, or like our friend Sean). She gets timid and comes over to hug us. After a bit she opens up and is OK with this new person. By the end of my Dad's visit they were snuggling on the couch. Can you handle this?! http://www.flickr.com/photos/dancerjodi/8242736768/in/photostream/
