Dinner Out

Funny stuff recently...

You know Charlie is closing in real fast on being a WHOLE year old. Well, ever since she was about 2 or 3 months old, we've been taking her out pretty regularly to eat lunch or dinner.

I used to be completely paranoid about that. I used to have visions of Charlie having complete meltdowns in a restuarant and Mommy and Daddy being asked to leave because of our unruly child!

Thank goodness I have a very sensible wife. She has always been very confident and calm about the whole going out in pubic with the baby thing.

Here's whats so funny to me: EVERY time we go out now, we invariably are seated right next to a couple (or group) that looks absolutely horrified when we're walking toward their table with Charlie. They lean very slowly, and whisper very softly, but we know what they're saying.

The looks we get... it's priceless. They must have the same visions I used to have.

Now though, what winds up happening to us is that the same horrified people always come to our table as they're leaving to tell us how impressed they are with how well behaved Charlie is. What a "good little eater she is."

It's just really funny to me how people feel compelled to come tell us how surprised (probably pleased) they are that Charlie is so good in public.

Luckily her Mommy is smarter (and more forceful) than me! Otherwise, I'd still have Charlie locked up in the house all day for fear that she might cry in public or something!!