Yesterday while I was getting Ryan ready to go to the babysitter, I suddenly had the feeling of wanting to spend more time with him. And it was an impulsive thing, not something I would like to plan for the weekend. So I made up my mind in less than half a minute since having that feeling that I would pick him up early from the babysitter’s place and we will have a day out.
He seemed cool about it, perhaps not as excited as me. I told him to make sure he takes his afternoon nap early so that I can come and pick him at by 4pm. He agreed. But when 4pm came, he had only just fallen asleep when I reached the babysitter’s house to pick him up.
I didn’t have the heart to wake him up since he had just slept for a few minutes. So I sat around and chatted. Finally he stirred and I decided to wake him up for our day out. He seemed to be in a jolly good mood even when being woken up. After he freshened up, we headed out.
I told him I will buy him ice cream and he was happy about that. But he said let’s visit the toy store first so we hit the stores to check out toys. He loves browsing and playing with the toys at the shops but he doesn’t really bug me to buy anything for him, even if he seemed fixated on some of them.
After walking through aisles of toys, he was glued to a flat screen TV which was playing Barney. He stayed for a while to watch, as if he’s never watched them before. So I just let him since we weren’t rushing anywhere. That’s the beauty of mother and son day out, we don’t have anything to rush for so we can spend all the time doing whatever we wanted.
Then we headed to Baskin Robbins for the promised ice cream. He loved the cone more than the ice cream itself, that funny boy. Satisfied with the treat, we walked about some more before the daddy came to join us for dinner. The daddy didn’t make in time for the ice cream treat, but it’s just as well because he’s on a diet and wouldn’t want to spoil it and then look for the best diet pills for men.
By the time we headed home, we were a happy bunch who had a great day. It was truly a great day out for me, and I love the freedom of being able to just decide a mother and son day on the spot without having to plan a day to take leave or just leave it till the weekends. Life is great!
