Now that we have Kyle, restaurant outings are few and (very) far between. Mostly because Brian gets home from work so late during the week that we can't really get to a restaurant, eat and be home in time for our evening routine (feed Kyle, bath, read books, bedtime at 8). Not to mention - eating at home is saving us mucho dinero.
But once in a while it's so fun to brave a restaurant, take a break from routine and have some fun. So last night Brian left the office just a little earlier than usual and we headed to SuperMex as a fam - one of our favorite pre-baby dinner spots that we now consider baby-friendly.
Out to dinner with a 6 month old is actually really fun! There's a lot more stuff to pack, but I think this is a great age for it and here's why:
- Kyle is sitting up in the restaurant high chair like a champ, which is so much more fun for him than being stuck strapped in his car seat.
- We fed him his rice cereal (which I pre-mixed at home) while we were waiting for our food and he loved eating it at the table with us.
- He is really into looking at everything around him, so he just chilled in the high chair and scoped out the kids and dogs around us.
- He's old enough to sit and hang out and play with some toys, but not old enough to want to get out of his high chair after 10 minutes and crawl under the table (and everywhere else!).
Last night's SuperMex experience was way less stressful than our first trip, which we made when he was about 3 months old. Back then he would get fussy after a few minutes if we weren't holding him - not ideal for the restaurant scenario. I think we should take advantage of this fun phase while it lasts!
