During the wee hours of the morning on Saturday, i woke and checked on everyone (as i do every night, several times a night. i should have trusted my Mom knew what she was talking about when she would tell me that once you become a Mom, rest would NEVER be the same). It was then, after covering Nolan with a blanket and walking by the bookshelves in his room that it occurred to me that he needed some new books to read. He enjoys reading so much that he's already 'worn out' alot of his favorites. and by 'worn out' i mean most of them are starting to, or have already fallen apart! Mason has not been a fan of books or reading so far, but i still try to read to him as he ferociously wiggles out of my lap. so, i figured... i have worked hard this week and made some extra cash, so why not take Nolan to Barnes and Noble to treat him?!After breakfast on Sunday morning, while Mason was napping, Nolan and i scooted out the door and into the car. i snapped a quick picture:
it was boiling hot out so i was glad we were going somewhere that would have air conditioning. on the way there, of course while playing him his favorite tunes (a CD we made for him) we stopped at a traffic light. in front of us was good ole McDonald's. Nolan now recognizes the 'golden arches' anywhere and usually asks for french fries (which his Gama started). lately (after seeing me scarf one down) he has been requesting a hamburger which we are very proud of, given that on a normal basis he will hardly eat any meat. so i rolled up to the drive thru and it was 10:57 to be exact. i proceeded to order a happy meal. the man on the speaker replied "we don't serve that until 11pm ma'am). i looked at the time, puzzled and replied "but it's like 2 minutes until, are you kidding me?" it comes as a surprise at times just how much i have changed since becoming a Mom. if i were ordering for myself, i would have kindly said "OK, well I'll just order off the breakfast menu i guess." but since i knew my little guy had his heart set on a happy meal, i was NOT going to leave that drive-thru without it. if it meant i had to sit there for a few minutes while people were behind me waiting to order too, then so be it. luckily the man came thru and said "OK, we can do it for you." really McDonald's? thanks. so off we went to the bookstore which was literally in the same parking lot. turns out Nolan was only interested in eating the fries at the time (surprise, surprise) so we took them with us and walked hand in hand thru the very thick heat, me handing him a french fry one by one. it was a great start to our "outing." not that i don't enjoy going out with both boys, but at times it can be extremely difficult to manage particularly when Mason is moody (he hates shopping)! when we arrive at the door, i could see the look of pure excitement in my sons eyes as he spotted all of the books. thousands of them. it was like a kid in a candy store! he wanted to look at every single one and didn't care what section we were in. i picked him up and we headed up the escalator towards the children's section. he ran towards the books shouting "oh my gosh!" and proceeded to take several off the shelf, plop down on the floor and look thru them all. About an hour went by and we had selected a healthy pile. before we were ready to check out i wanted to see if i could find Sean and i a book. its not often one of us gets out to the bookstore (with cash to spend) plus, Nolan was enjoying our time there so i figured why not at least look? i found one for myself immediately. i remembered this particular book being discussed on 'the talk' and so i grabbed it and continued on to look for Sean. it was a little more challenging trying to find one that he would enjoy. one reason being that i knew he has been stressed with work, and two, Nolan was anxiously wanting to move around from section to section so i was having to hold his hand and at the same time, trying to focus and look in one direction. i really wanted to find a perfect read that would help and 'speak to' Sean, that he could apply to his life and challenges at the moment. i was having no such luck., and just as i was about to move on and walk toward the registers, Nolan approached me carrying a book and said "Daddy." he is intuitive already because the book just happened to be PERFECT. it's called 'the untethered soul- the journey beyond yourself' by Michael A. Singer. The two of us (Sean and i) indulged and read in bed together with a snack that night. It was nice and relaxing. we hardly do that because we are usually too exhausted by the time we 'hit the sack.' we both could not believe how perfect Sean's book was for his situation and that our 2 year old lead us to it. Sean was tired but couldn't put the book down and even texted me the next morning to tell me that he felt like a "new man." when the woman at the register told me that my total was $106.87 i winced at the thought of handing that over to her knowing we needed diapers and groceries, but in the end i would do it all over again. it was a great day. a memorable one for me and i hope for Nolan as well. its pretty safe to say that we are spoiling our children, and I'm perfectly fine with that :-)
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