We went out to eat at a restaurant today.
We ate inside the restaurant, not in our car in the parking lot.
Big win.
The boys, my parents, and Mawmaw went to a local buffet restaurant today. We asked to be seated in a quieter section of the restaurant, and I really think it helped to have fewer distractions.
We sat there for thirty, maybe even forty-five minutes. Colin never got up out of his seat once! He just sat and ate. Eating has been a struggle lately, so this was a big feat in and of itself.
The boys had a good time, and I even had a good time. That hasn’t happened in a restaurant for me in years. I get so stressed and worried that I cannot let myself enjoy it. But Colin has been doing so well lately, I was able to relax today. And just look at these smiles:
Things are getting better. This time last year, I wondered if they would. I wondered where we would be now. In the past, we have stayed home and avoided places like this because it was just too hard – impossible, really. And here we are now, eating our weight in watermelon (Finn), strawberries (Colin), and broccoli cheddar soup (me) in a restaurant in public.