a pancake morning

My morning went something like this:

Me at 7 a.m., immediately after waking up: "I'm hungry. I want pancakes, scrambled eggs and a side of bacon. And coffee. Half decaf."


Andy, not wanting to crush the dreams of his pregnant wife: "Ok, run through the shower and let's go to IHOP."

Me, considering it: "Uhm.... ok."

This was a random Wednesday, we had a coupon for a free kid's breakfast, and Levi loves breakfast. Why not! Levi carried his white bunny, Boo Boo, to the car and into IHOP where Boo Boo needed to sit in the high chair with Levi. That may have been my favorite part.

My second favorite part is the way Levi practically stumbled out of IHOP in his pancake food coma afterwards. He was so preoccupied with looking at all the old men eating their breakfast that he nearly knocked himself down by running into a booth corner. He quickly fixed the situation by looking at Daddy and saying "Up!" Wouldn't it be nice to be carried around whenever you felt like it?

I view these last few months with just Levi in a similar way to the last few days of pre-Levi. That feeling of freedom that comes with knowing your schedule and being able to predict the behaviors of your entire family is something that may leave us again for a few months after this baby girl arrives. How are we going to coordinate the sleeping/eating/needs of two tiny people with our own, and still have random fun while doing it? I'm not sure yet, but I'm sure that there will be a time when mommy wakes up wanting pancakes and we all hop in the car for Random Pancake Wednesday.