Dining after "the arrival"

That last vodka martini I had in the courtyard of Poste on a toasty summer night in July of 2009 seems like a long time ago. Since then, the joys of abstaining from alcohol but saying yes to double desserts as my pregnant form emerged and the frequent inspection of every restaurant bathroom have kept me busy. Not quite as busy as I have been with the arrival of Alexander Finn (aka Piglet) in April 2010.

We (my husband Richard and I) love to eat out. All sorts of places, styles, elements and tastes are welcome. We are determined to have Alexander grow up with comfort around maitre d's, chairs of all shapes and sizes, and music from just about every genre and volume piped into his dining environment. And once he is ready to eat along side, to venture into the territory of "adult food" as soon as he can chew it up.

Today he is 9 weeks old, getting big already and deeply voracious for his perfectly blended and warmed milk from the mommy. We've already managed to do quite a bit of dining out in his first weeks, starting at 5 days old. Here is a run down of Alexander's first dining out places, in no particular order. As times goes on I will try to go back and write about some of these places, but at this point moving forward it about all we have time for.

9 Weeks of Dining:
Ray's the Steaks East River, Deanwood (3x)
Eventide, Arlington
Clydes, Columbia
Teaism, Penn Quarter
Nando's Peri Peri, Penn Quarter
Kennedy Center Brunch, Downtown
Nava Thai, Wheaton
Pollo Fiesta, Hyattsville
Franklin's, Hyattsville
Qdoba, Hyattsville
Co Co Sala, Downtown
Sushi Sono, Columbia
The New Deal, Greenbelt
Mark's Kitchen, Takoma Park
Roscoe's, Takoma Park
Pho 88, Beltsville
Silver Diner, Greenbelt
Panera, Bowie
Baked and Wired, Georgetown
Taylor Deli, Atlas district
Sou'wester, DC