Success! We went out to a restaurant!

We finally had enough courage to take Camila out to a restaurant yesterday. It seemed fitting that our first venture to a sit-down restaurant was on her 5 month birthday. We were a little nervous, but we felt pretty good since there were 3 adults (Fabricio, Rita, and me.) Plus, Sunday was Rita's last day with us so we wanted to spend some time together since we really haven't been able to while she was here. Camila was really good - we didn't have any loud crying that would have embarassed us. :) She actually started laughing as she looked around the place. I think she really enjoys going on "trips" as there is so much she loves to look at. We went to the Tin Shed in Savage, on a recommendation from a co-worker. It's such a relief now that we have one successful trip under our belts. :) The last time we went to dinner with Camila was to Chipotle back in mid-December, and it was a disaster as she started screaming 10 minutes after we got there, and wouldn't stop. We had to throw our tacos into a bag and run out. So yes, Rita left early this morning (March 17) and Camila starts day care tomorrow. That's another reason I've been so edgy lately. Poor Fabricio, I've been so snappish at him lately (and that's putting it nicely.) It just makes me sad that Camila will be in day care for so many hours each day, but it's the right thing to do - and we don't have a choice anyway! It will be an adjustment for all of us, but there will be some good things that come out of it. We'll have a better routine, she'll get to interact with other babies, learn to sleep in other places, and Fabricio and I will be able to focus our weekends as a family. It was such a blessing to have Rita with us for so long, and we're happy that Camila and Rita got to know each other and spend so much time together. Oh, I keep meaning to take a picture of Camila when she first wakes up from her nap. She's always a happy baby, blowing raspberries and chatting away. She used to be pretty cranky when she woke up, but the past few weeks she's just a smiley baby!