Independence

As I sit here, Boog is currently playing in his room - alone...I might be only 10 feet away in my room, but he is in his room playing without me.  He's not asking if he can bring his toys in my room to play, he's not asking if I can come play with him or sit in his room with him...

I know this is independence we both need - he needs it to grow and become his own person.  He cannot be an attached at the hip momma's boy forever...I need this independence for my sanity and to remind myself that I am not ONLY Boog's mommy...

I also took him to a "Parents Survival Night" at The Little Gym this week.  For $25 (member price, membership is $40 a year), they spend 2 and a half hours playing with a break for a pizza dinner in the middle.  For the last thirty minutes, they color to calm down and cool down.  For three hours I can drop him off and know he is being fed, taken care of, having fun and exercising in a way I still can't really manage yet.  He's interacting with adults and children he doesn't know.  He's learning how to play well with new people and personalities.  And I can go some where and have dinner and a drink alone, or I could actually have a date (OMG WTF is that lol).

This week, I watched the session for the first 15 minutes.  I say it was because he's never been left with strangers before.  That's true, but it should really be said that I've never left him with strangers before.  Because he didn't seem to care.  I, on the other hand, didn't want to leave.  I stayed in the shopping center and made my way over to Subway for dinner and then hung out in my car for a bit.  I went back to the gym for the last hour (my phone battery was dying and I was getting bored lol).  He didn't even notice I was back at first, but when he did he came out to say hi and then went back in to play.  He came over to the window and threw the ball at me a few times and then ignored me till the end.

Boogie-sized Pizza

Tonight's dinner was Boogie-sized Pizzas!  Made by my Boogie and me...

1 roll refrigerator biscuits
spaghetti sauce
finely shredded mozzarella cheese

We laid out the individual biscuits and squished them a little, though they probably should've been flattened a little more...Then add spaghetti sauce, just about a tablespoon, maybe a little more, then top with the cheese...the flattening and cheese topping were Boogie's favorite parts, before the eating part anyway lol...


 

 

Preheat the oven to 375, then cook for about 12 minutes.

 

 

And BAM!  Boogie-sized pizzas...

And Boogie-sized pizzas lead to a happy, full bellied Boogie...

Dinner

Boog and I had the same dinner tonight - kinda. We both had brown rice and steamed veggies (carrots and peas) along with chicken nuggets. Except I let mine soak in some Frank's Red Hot sauce for a while before tossing them in the oven. Super yummy!

I love that if given the option between veggies and fries, Boog will choose veggies 90% of the time. 

Octodogs

I am not crafty or creative in the least bit. So when I can manage to pull something off that's even a little bit of either, I get kinda giddy lol. Tonight I knew I was going to have leftovers for dinner but wasn't sure what to do for Boog.

He hasn't had hotdogs recently, so I figured I'd try to make those octopus hotdogs. So freaking easy. And Boog thought they were pretty nifty. He had to pull the legs off of them to eat them though.

I figured out for next time I'm going to make green mac and cheese for seaweed and put the octodog on top with a side of goldfish crackers. I'm feeling slightly proud of myself here lol.

Movie Date

Date night with my Boogie! We're going to go watch Toy Story 3 at the high school. They're hosting a movie night to donate to charity. Dinner at Wendy's pre movie, and waiting for our friends to join us.