Daddy's Birthday

Daddy's birthday was yesterday / today. Maya got Daddy a present and it was a great day.

It was touch and go in the beginning and Daddy was kind of a crab in the morning. Daddy has the night shift and his birthday started off a little contentious between Maya and Daddy. We did a little of this.

And some of this

And a lot of this

That is one crabby baby at 2:00 AM.

But the crises was over and Mommy let Daddy sleep in a bit. After a brief walk with the dogs in the morning we Skyped with both Grandma's back in Ohio! Maya was even awake and pleasant for both! She reconginized Grandma Diane's voice right away and pulled off a smile for Grandma Anita.

Feeling lucky we decided to venture out. We were successfully able to pull off our first restaurant visit and get birthday brunch for Daddy

We felt so confident we even went shopping! Maya picked a few new outfits at the consignment store. (She'll have to model them for you later)

(she slept during the entire 2.5 hour outing)

When we got home, Mommy let Daddy take a 2 hour nap. Definitley the best Mommy in the world. Well rested, Daddy was able to pull off his first homeade meal in 2.5 weeks. Grilled Chicken on a bed of Polenta and spicy greens.

To top it off, Aunt Becky came by to drink a few birthday beers with Daddy for the start of is his night shift. She brought us lasagna for us to have tomorrow for dinner and Chimay, one of Daddy's favorite beers. Stellie always likes when Aunt Becky visits.

This is probably one of the most different birthday's I've ever had but it's also probably the best. Life is definitely settling in to a new normal but in the best way imaginable.

Thanks Mommy and Maya. Daddy had a great birthday and loves you more than you can imagine.

(even though it's 3:25 AM and Maya.. the night shift kinda sucks when you're a monster after the 12:30 food time) :-)

♥ Daddy