Separated, new baby, but still hopeful

[newmama]

Ok tonight's dinner was a success! Very yummy and low(er) calorie!

WH asked how our signing class went so I shared a little about it and the very natural organic teacher (nothing wrong with being organic--just describing). When I shared those details he said "Oh, kind of like the nurse from our labor class?" Had to bring up a connection from the past.

I stayed away and busy with working out and cooking, cleaning while he tended to S. At one point I ate dinner by myself while he put S to sleep, then he ate dinner while I was cleaning up. Hmmm...may need to repeat this schedule in the future!

But then he put S to sleep by 7:45, was done with dinner a little after 8 and then hung around until 8:30 to make sure S stayed asleep. He told me next Tuesday he would be working late but wanted to make sure I didn't have plans. He won't be coming over that night (so what if I did have plans--then he wouldn't be working late? WTH?). But this works out well because
Monday-no dinner; I will be in class
Tuesday-no dinner- he won't be coming over
Wed-no dinner- he stays during the day
Thurs-no dinner- I go out
It also means other than his day off on Wed, I won't be seeing much of him! And I plan to go see a movie again on Wednesday!

In fact, I had to remind him that he was taking S overnight next Friday because he said he would trade Tuesday with Friday...I would have thought he'd remember since it is a big deal.

Let's see....he said the mashed potatoes were really creamy and good, and the chicken was crispy and good.

I am wondering what he will be doing or saying about our tax return. He has been fair with money all of this time; we are filing jointly this year as planned ahead, but I do have a tax credit from my student loans. I don't want to bring up taxes because I think it could lead to talk about the future in some way. (A discussion of future and/or the relationship is a DB no-no) So I am willing to give up 50 bucks or whatever the credit will amount to. I am curious though to see if he will use all of the tax return for himself. I know I just got through saying he has been fair, but the man has a lot of expenses with his other lifestyle and he abhors debt!

When dinner was over for both of us, he joined me in the kitchen to help clean up--it was strange because we did the tandem clean up like we always did in the past (one loads dishwasher, other puts away food and cleans off counter).

Oh and NEVER watch 2.5 Men with your WS! Until you can get to the point of laughing about adultery...so maybe never....I swear it is in EVERY SINGLE EPISODE!