It’s been 20 months since my son was born. He’s a gorgeous little boy who has the most beautiful smile and sweet personality. He was just as excited to meet his new baby sister when he saw her last and he couldn’t wait to get her.
And now he’s two and a half. So yes, we’re excited to meet our beautiful little boy. But we also realize that we’re also worried about how he’s doing. After all, his dad and I have been married for 20 months now, and we’ve done everything we can to keep our son’s development a priority.
The thing about being a dad is that we have to do a lot to make sure our kids are healthy and happy. For our son, that started with him being diagnosed as a preemie at three months old. He was the sweetest baby and was an absolute joy to be around. We were so grateful to be able to be there to watch him grow and develop so much. Our son now is two and a half and is healthy, happy, and just a better version of himself.
It’s amazing how quickly our sons’ development slows down when they get older. When they are little, they can be incredibly independent. They start to rely on us for everything. When they are older, they usually want to be left alone. This is one of the reasons why we have such a hard time letting our son go out on his own. It’s almost like we are the parents who are keeping them in line.
Just last year we told our son that he can only leave the house for two hours every day. That was after we had just moved in the very first minute. Two hours of alone time, a walk outside, and a nap. That’s how we left it. Now he’s in a house where we have to come in every day and let him play with Legos, take him to the park, and cook him dinner. It’s too much.
The solution is obviously to let him go out on his own, but it does make us feel like we are the ones keeping him in line, not him. We’ve taken our son to see movies, to the zoo, to the park, and even to the beach but it’s because we let him. We are letting him go for two reasons: to have fun, and to save our sanity.
First of all, the last time we let him go, he became a bit of a brat. We were just being nice. It was a simple request. He was a 6-year-old boy. He didn’t deserve to get his feelings hurt. Second, we don’t take our kids out often enough. We feel like weve been at their house, at their age, for 20 months rather than the usual 10.
But weve been out at least that often. We take our kids to Disneyland and amusement parks, and we take them to the zoo and to the park and to the beach.
The number of times we take our kids to the beach is actually not the issue. It is the number of times we take them to the beach that is the issue. This is because we feel like weve been at the beach for 20 months rather than 10. It is also because we feel like weve been out at the beach at least that often. We take our kids to the beach a lot, but we take them on the weekends.
We also tend to take our kids to Disney World and amusement parks on the weekends, especially when we’re not working. This is one reason why Disney World tickets are so cheap. Our kids are also good at hiding the fact that they are also going to the zoo and the park and the beach on the weekends. If we took our kids to these places on the weekends when they were younger, we would probably be getting in trouble.
