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You are here: Home / Weekend / Family Date Night

January 7, 2019

Family Date Night

Hope you guys had as snuggly of a weekend as we did!

On Friday night our friends the Moores brought us dinner. (The last of the new baby meals – we appreciated them all so much!) We enjoyed pizza and salad and a little rose!

Thomas went out bowling with a group of guys, so the boys and I did bedtime all together in Mazen’s bed.

Mazen loves to read to Birch, and it couldn’t be more of a win-win-win for the three of us!

After kissing Mazen goodnight, I took B up and put him to sleep and read my book for a while. I’m 30% of the way through On Second Thought and it’s really good! (On another note, I tried Nine Perfect Strangers and just couldn’t get into it! I might try it again later.)

When rumor surfaced that Chris was teaching “old school plyo” on Saturday morning I put the class in my calendar weeks ago. His Thursday morning plyo class is my all-time favorite: it’s 50 minutes of group ex cardio in a dark room with catchy music (think dance party clubbing at 2 am) There is no equipment, and it’s HARD! He started doing Afterburn (which involves a step) on Thursday mornings a while ago and stopped teaching plyo and there are many of us who miss it so much. At least for now, on Saturday mornings, he is bringing it back!

All this to say, Birch did not sleep well on Friday night and I considered sleeping in for a hot second, but I knew this was the one class I did not want to miss (I had literally waited a year to take it!) so I went. SO glad I did!

I had PB toast and coffee beforehand – in the car because I was running late after nursing B.

The class was awesome, as I knew it would be. I didn’t know how my postpartum body would do, but I honestly felt like I’d be doing it all along. I think my muscle memory for that one is strong! There were just a few times where we did a ton of jumps in a row that I switched to low impact for the second half of the set.

Post class fuel was a Daily Harvest smoothie and more coffee! I’m up to two mugs a day and loving it. Thanks to Thomas for keeping both boys happy while I was gone. The new Legos were a hit!

We played around for a while before Mazen went to hang with his dad for the rest of the day. B and I watched some Southern Charm and took a nice nap together while Thomas went to the UVA bball game with his brother.

Lunch was leftover chili and a cornbread muffin. Plus a lactation cookie for dessert!

Thomas and I aren’t quite really to hire babysitters for date nights (but we do hope to leave B with his mom soon!) so we decided to brave downtown with Birch joining us. It went really well!

Here was our strategy:

  1. Head out right after nap and nursing so he would be happy and full for a while.
  2. Brought the stroller so he would be table height (although we were prepared to leave it outside/at the door if there was not room but there was.)
  3. Picked a restaurant (Zocalo) that was spacious and not too quiet just in case he made some baby noises.
  4. Brought the solly and prepared for him to want to be held. (He did.)
  5. Brought multiple pacifiers.
  6. Mentally prepared for one of us to step outside with him if necessary, so chose a night that it wasn’t pouring rain or freezing.
  7. Ate fast and crossed fingers!

We shared the kale + farro salad to start.

Our dining strategy at Zocalo is that one of us always gets The Pepper. Then we get a second entree (usually the salmon, but we’re having salmon this week so we switched it up) and we share them both 50/50, switching places twice throughout the meal. I can’t imagine going to Zocalo and not getting some bites of that delicious pepper!! Our second entree with a Mahi with cauliflower – it was very good.

After dinner we went to Splendora’s for gelato. Coconut + salted caramel for me! I actually felt so guilty eating this with Birch watching me. I wanted to give him a bite!

Hope you guys had a wonderful winter weekend!

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  1. Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog says

    January 7, 2019 at 8:24 am

    Your family is the sweetest, Kath! Everyone looks so happy in the photos 🙂

    Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog
    http://charmainenyw.com

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  2. Jocelyn says

    January 7, 2019 at 9:11 am

    Looks like a wonderful date night!

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  3. Stacey says

    January 7, 2019 at 3:30 pm

    Not sure if you’ve done a review on daily harvest, but curious as to your thoughts. I just ordered my first box. I just smoothies and bowls and one over night oats for my husband. Do the smoothies keep you feeling full? What are you favorites? I’m back to work with a 4 1/2 monther at home, I thought these would be good for quick meals on the go or for work

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    • KathEats says

      January 7, 2019 at 3:46 pm

      I do really like them!! I love that everything is preportioned and I can make one with one hand for breakfast, especially if my fridge is looking bare. My favorites have been the Chai + Coconut, Oats + Cacao, and Blueberry Hemp. I have only tried the Brussels and Tahini savory bowl and liked that a lot for a quick superfoods lunch. I have the Cauliflower Pesto to try!

      Reply
      • Maria says

        January 7, 2019 at 5:01 pm

        Jumping in here because I’m also curious!! I kept thinking your smoothies looked so delicious and went online to order some — but was shocked at how expensive they were!! Do you feel like they’re worth the price? Does it seem like they actually contain a lot of greens?

        thanks!!

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        • KathEats says

          January 8, 2019 at 2:50 am

          They aren’t cheap but the ingredients are pretty unique and I really appreciate that they aren’t just berries and bananas. I’m considering them a treat now during this stage where I’m shorter on time.

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  4. Erin says

    January 7, 2019 at 3:47 pm

    My eating out strategy was always get something that I could cut with a fork one-handed and nurse the baby while I ate. Worked like a charm every time! 🙂

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    • KathEats says

      January 7, 2019 at 3:58 pm

      One handed nursing is hard!! But eating with one hand is usually a must : )

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      • Erin says

        January 7, 2019 at 4:12 pm

        Maybe I just got used to it but I feel like I usually multi-tasked while I nursed her. Once I built a Lego Ninjago set for my son and nursed my daughter the entire time. #masterbuilder

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        • KathEats says

          January 7, 2019 at 4:15 pm

          Haha – you are awesome!

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  5. Tracy says

    January 7, 2019 at 4:26 pm

    Birch is just the cutest!! What a doll. I can’t decide who he looks like. I think I see all 3 of you in him!

    Side note: We’re overdue on a video from Mr Mazen!

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    • KathEats says

      January 7, 2019 at 6:24 pm

      Haha yes we are!!!

      Reply
  6. Melizz says

    January 7, 2019 at 5:05 pm

    What an organisation to go out with a little baby :). But congrats, it seems as if it worked out well, which is reassuring for me ! I am expecting too, and happy to see that it is possible to go dining out with a little one :D.

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  7. Amy says

    January 7, 2019 at 5:23 pm

    I’m intrigued as to what The Pepper is. Is it like a Greek style stuffed pepper or something else entirely.

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    • KathEats says

      January 8, 2019 at 2:50 am

      It’s a chili relleno stuffed with beans and corn!

      Reply
  8. Kimberly @ Pannali Travels says

    January 7, 2019 at 6:37 pm

    Wow! Looks like you are managing really well with two! Congratulations. Photo of the three of you in bed is so sweet.

    Reply
  9. judith scott says

    January 7, 2019 at 8:30 pm

    Kath, your parenting skills and organization are amazing! Even though I’m well past the baby stage in my life, I can appreciate what you do.
    Your family is just too cute! And I’m sooo happy you’ve continued to blog, I was expecting a long “No KERF” spell
    Congrats on being the most together Mom EVER!

    Reply
    • KathEats says

      January 8, 2019 at 2:47 am

      Haha thanks!

      Reply
  10. Lisa C says

    January 7, 2019 at 8:54 pm

    My husband and I always share our meals!!

    Reply
  11. Kelli @ Hungry Hobby says

    January 7, 2019 at 11:06 pm

    So not ready for a babysitter either but I am so ready for a date night I screenshot your tips and sent them to the hubs! Lol fingers crossed I can convince him to brave a restaurant with a baby!

    Reply
    • KathEats says

      January 8, 2019 at 2:47 am

      Haha you can do it! Worst case scenario you have to get the food to go and dash.

      Reply
  12. JEN says

    January 8, 2019 at 7:28 am

    Hi Kath– could you share the lactation cookie recipe you are enjoying? I know there are tons out there! Thanks!

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    • KathEats says

      January 8, 2019 at 8:22 am

      It’s by How Sweet Eats! I added some butterscotch chips too 🙂

      Reply
  13. Jolene (www.everydayfoodie.ca) says

    January 12, 2019 at 3:00 pm

    My husband and I almost always order two entrees and share too, because that way we get to try more dishes! Although he is about twice my size, so he usually ends up eating about 70% to my 30% 🙂 I have trouble finishing an entree to myself, so usually I take some bites here and there from his plate, and then he finishes what I can’t eat from my plate.

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  14. Marry Wilcox says

    January 21, 2019 at 6:48 am

    Aww, You very luckiest person to get such a lovely family. God bless your family and you. Live long sister. ????

    Reply

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