Oh god. I haven’t had to do this “meet the parents” thing for over 10 years. It’s sorta nerve wracking. What do I wear?

Oh how I longed for this moment...A man throwing a football with my kid.

So far, Wranglers has been great to Bear. Bear seems to like him. This is all happening pretty fast. Need to give it time.

Bear still sleeps with me. Did I tell anyone that? Yeah, I’m one of those moms who had to make sure he was breathing when he was tiny. We slept in the same room at my parents. I tried those sleep training books. I have every one of them. I didn’t use any of them. He’d cry – I’d pick him up. Now I could shoot myself.

Wranglers sleeps on the couch. He has since come up with the idea he would sleep in Bear’s room, so he can get all of his beauty sleep in before work. I think this move to my son’s room was brilliantly calculated. Bear asks – “What is he doing sleeping in my room?” Wrangler responds with “You don’t sleep in here, so I will.” Bear had to think on that one a bit. Then he told me to tell Wranglers to get out and that it was his room! I didn’t and shuffled my kid to the kitchen for breakfast.

This may be step one in getting Bear to sleep in his own bed.

I’m still waiting for the ball to drop.

But, I think I’ll still have fun for awhile.

I’m beginning to feel a bit more grounded. The “la la” phase is wearing off and I have to say I’m ready. Bills need to be paid and business dealt with. All of those things seemed unnecessary as of late and it’s catching up to me.  I feel that I need to regain who I am, cause whoever I’ve been in the last month feels unfamiliar.

I wonder what the next 30 days with him will bring.

I’d really like for my kid to at least start out in his own bed.