Keeping up with the Corcoran's: Weekends with Mommy

Well it is that time of the month again...not the time you ladies are thinking of though. After all, I am still pregnant and have been for the last year & a half, remember?! It is drill weekend time. I REALLY despise drill weekends when the weather is nice. That means no man to bbq for me, mow the lawn or just enjoy their company outdoors. It depresses me even more now that we can have family fun activities with Christopher & Tim. Yes, I am complaining like I am sure most Army wives do but I think we are allowed to do this after all we have to go through so just deal with the complaints or ignore them, i don't care. Just don't voice your opinions on my complaints and how hard you have it, too because in my little head during drill weekends, I will always have it worse. I mean no BBQ while being pregnant is a BIG deal in my life.

So I retreated to my parents for the weekend, where I knew I would get good food, great company and most of all, a free babysitter! I mean how do you beat that?! I warned Christopher Friday morning that he had a busy yet fun filled weekend ahead so he better get his rest. Like usual, he listened to his Mommy and was a very good boy for his Aunt Kasey & Uncle Joe while I had to do some FRG stuff. Nothing felt better to go home Friday night and get some cuddles and smiles from my little man before an early bedtime. After all, we had lots of errands to run Saturday morning.

We start our Saturday morning off with some nanners which of course is always a good start to the day since they are Christopher's favorite! We get him all changed into his 3rd outfit of the day (already) to go see his Great Grandmom. I realize about a block from my Grandmom's house that I am such a slacker Mom. I guess the pregnancy brain is in full effect already. Not only did I forget his St. Patrick's Day gear but I guess I figured my child would not need to eat or not need a diaper change either. I did at least remember my child & his keys, those are two keys items so it was not a total fail. Yes I know this happens but of all days when we had a laundry list of places to go & people to see. Well we had a short visit with Great Grandmom which always puts a huge smile on my face and melts my heart. Seeing him with her makes me realize how precious life is and how special it is for him to be able to spend time with such an amazing woman. I am not just saying this because she is my Grandmom, she truly is such an amazing lady that just touches your heart no matter what.

After a quick pit stop at my house for all the items I left at home we were off on our busy day. First stop was Marshall's to look for a dress for me for Tim's Army dinner dance that is next weekend. Last minute, as always! Of course we stocked up on some new Phillies gear for Christopher, too. My child already has more Phillies gear then Tim & I do combined. Can you say spoiled? Next stop was lunch.

We decided to go to Ruby Tuesday's for lunch. Christopher was wide awake and seemed happy. Well little did I know that my child decided that inside a very quiet Ruby Tuesdays would be the perfect place to try his best to get his poop out. If you know my son then you will understand this without any explanation. He is a grunt-er. A tomato face, loud grunt-er. He was bearing down and grunting with all his might that I am pretty sure every person in the place heard him trying to do his business. Well his business decided it wanted to give him some issues. Silly Mommy, carrots for dinner then nanners for breakfast just don't mix for Christopher. The grunts then led to whining which then led to crying that shortly followed with full on tears and screaming crying. Remind you that we are still in Ruby Tuesdays. I jumped into action and scooped him up and headed for the bathroom to give my little man some assistance with his business. Thankfully my pregnancy brain didn't stop working once I got that diaper off and pushed down on his legs because his business decided to shoot out luckily on the diaper that I was using as a shield for myself. I am sure this is sounding super gross to those of you who do not have children but I am just getting you ready for what is in store and poop, a lot of poop in all sorts of colors & sizes in what you get.

After Ruby Tuesday's and his business was done, it was time for a nap and quick trip to BJ's since we were almost out of formula and I can't mess up twice in one weekend and neglect my child of things he needs. Next stop after that was the Duffy house. See, we did have a lot of things to do and people to see. He is such a flirt and loved seeing everyone but it was finally time to go back to my parents. After the day he had with shopping, pooping, eating & watching people eat..it was time to go home and relax for the both of us. Not only did we go home and relax but my amazing parents watched Christopher so I could go out.

I was feeling very daring and decided that on Sunday I would get to finally spend time with my sister & best friend, Meg. I am so glad the weather cooperate as well as Chrsitopher and his business because we took a nice walk outside which resulted in Christopher passing out almost instantly and long enough for us ladies to catch up over a late lunch.

This weekend with Mommy thing was absolutely amazing, even if we were missing Daddy and had to rush around Sunday afternoon to get done all of the chores that were neglected all weekend. Sometimes I think you just need a weekend away from all the laundry and dishes and live on the wild side. And yes, not doing laundry or dishes for two straight days is the wild side for me. Don't hate.

Here are some pictures from Christopher's weekend with Mommy.