Take Your Second-Born to Work Day

Chris works a lot of nights leaving plenty o' Mom-n-Boy evenings for Will and me. When Wilson was a newborn Chris worked during the day and took classes for his master's degree at night. You do what you have to do to support your wife and kid - so we appreciate the sacrifices Chris has made for us over the years. And we reserve the weekends just for the three of us to spend time together, so it all pays off.

These evenings have been fun for the two of us. We walk. We go on "nature hunts" (I have enough individual bird feathers to create a whole new flock). We color. We watched American Idol one year. We read. We've had a lot of good Mom-n-Boy moments. Apparently I'm not the only one who has enjoyed these special nights where it's just the two of us. Here's a scene from dinner when Chris was working over in Dallas last week:

Boy: "It's just us again Mommy."
Me: "Yes, but Daddy will be home around bedtime."
Boy: "We have fun, don't we?"
Me: "Sure. I have fun with you. I like spending time with you."
Boy: "Yeah. That's because I'm your boy."
Me: "Sure are."
He eats his ice cream. He thinks.
Boy: "When Reagan comes it won't just be the two of us anymore."
Me: "No, it won't be. You can be my big helper and the two of us can take care of Reagan."
Boy: "Reagan will be here with the two of us."
Me: "That's right. It will be the three of us instead of just you and me."
Boy: "It won't just be you and me?"
Me: "Well, no, but we'll still be together and we will have Reagan."
He eats some more. He thinks some more.
Boy: "Maybe Daddy should take Reagan to work with him."