a new standard

having a baby changes your perspective on so many things. one of those things for us is the way we view restaurants. before noah came along, we had two factors that went in to decisions about where to eat: 1) cost and 2) quality. the main question was "are we getting good food for a good price?" now, though, a more prominent question arises: does the restaurant have a "baby changing station" (you know, those big plastic things that come out from the wall that you can change babies on)? i barely noticed these pre-baby, but now it's the first thing i look for. unfortunately, some of my very favorite restaurants are off my list because i had to change noah on the floor of their bathroom. not fun! zoe's, edgar's and even the wonderful urban standard will no longer be seeing the likes of me and mine...nope, we are off to bigger and better restaurants that actually love kids.