The Golden Age

At nearly 4 months Baby M has finally reached the so-called “Golden Age.” According to What to Expect the First Year this is the age when “good humor reigns during the day ... and independent mobility has yet to be achieved.” And I have to say, Baby M is in decidedly better spirits these days. It's such a relief after months of crying. Although I never told anyone, I was really worried that I had made a huge mistake in having a baby and just wasn't cut out to be a mom. Baby M cried so much that I knew I must be doing something wrong. There were days when I would have gladly gone back to dealing with 2AM server outages. Perhaps that's why most maternity leaves are only 2-3 months-- it's much easier to leave a baby who cries for 8 hours a day than one that smiles and giggles at everything you do.

So with Baby M's newly sunny disposition I decided we would check out Mommy Movies at the Grove. Every Monday at 11AM the Pacific Theater at the Grove has a showing that welcomes babies. It's great; you can nurse, nobody cares if your baby fusses, there is even a changing station set up inside the theater. This week's movie was 27 Dresses which is a perfectly average romantic comedy that I thoroughly enjoyed. Baby M also seemed to like it. He looked around at all the babies, had a snack, a nap and woke up just in time to see the guy get the girl and live happily ever after.