Cool family friendly restaurants in Seattle

One morning, a few weeks after our youngest was born, we ventured out for breakfast. But while we were there, the baby started wailing and we immediately noticed people turning to glare at us, including members of the staff. No one asked us to leave, but no one gave us so much as a weak smile of support either.

That’s why I was super excited to see an article in the most recent issue of Seattle Magazine about family-friendly restaurants around town! If you haven’t picked up a copy yet, you can check out the article online. We can vouch for Chace’s Pancake Corral, Urbane, Blue C Sushi and Grub, as we’ve been to these three restaurants on multiple occasions, and each time we’ve had wonderful service.

If you have any family friendly spots in Seattle, please tell us about them in the comments below!

Photo Credit: Blue C Sushi

Post-pregancy visitors

If you’re getting ready to have your first baby, you’re probably going to be in for a surprise when you’re inundated with visitors right after giving birth. Heck, after my second baby I was still kind of shocked by all the people who came out of the woodwork when my little girl made her arrival into the world!

Managing all of these visitors can be difficult. Overwhelming may be a better word for it. About two days after coming home from the hospital and being totally swamped with family, friends, and neighbors, my husband said, “I feel like I have to be as diplomatic as an ambassador.” I reminded him that I felt the same way, except I would be an ambassador who had to sit on a rubber donut while dealing with leaky nipples.

Let me say here that I’m not the world’s most patient person, so it’s kind of miraculous that I managed not to scream at anyone during this period.

I loved this post by Amy of Pregnant Chicken about how to deal with people in these bleary eyed early days. My favorite point is her first one: “Don’t let anyone stay that you can’t cry in front of or tell to shut up.” Ha! We didn’t have any house guests in the first few months (even my mom was smart enough to rent a hotel room so we’d have our own space – she stayed overnight only as needed), luckily, but if we did I would have held that advice dear.

What advice do you have for the first days as a new parent, dear reader?