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Normalcy Returns

Jan 4th

Posted by Jen in Daily Life

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Because Paul was able to take a little over two weeks off work for Christmas vacation, today was his first day back at work.

Nathan and I missed him while he was gone.

When Nathan first got up this morning, he didn’t realize that his daddy would be gone all day. He was in such a wonderful mood… we spend time playing Peek-a-Boo and Pat-a-Cake, I helped him with his walking skills, and I even held him in my lap and snuggled with him while I watched a short television show.

He acted like he was on top of the world while he was in my lap. He would watch the tv for a few seconds, then he would turn and look at me, grinning from ear to ear while bouncing gleefully up and down, waving his arms exuberantly while drool dripped down his chin.

Everything was a peachy as a postcard’s sunny day until I put him down for a nap.

Well, putting him down for a nap itself wasn’t so bad. He was excited to lay under the mobile and I could hear him cooing happily as I quietly exited the room. The problem occurred when he WOKE UP from his nap.

He totally woke up on the wrong side of the crib.

He was angry, sleepy, pouty, and didn’t hesitate to let me know. He cried and cried for the remainder of the day, escalating to the point of me seriously contemplating yanking out my own hair in frustration. He didn’t want to be held. He didn’t want to be sang to. He didn’t even want to play with his Winnie the Pooh.

I think he missed his daddy.

Once Paul came home, Nathan was still ill-tempered until we put him to bed. Like magic, his tears dried, his angry wails ceased, and a huge smile lit his face.

I have a son who doesn’t like to nap, but who loves going to bed at night. He is not like any other baby I’ve ever known. Well, the fighting-the-naps isn’t a rarity, but the excitement about going to bed at night certainly is.

And the normalcy of Nathan Rising returns…

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Boredom or Exhaustion?

Dec 14th

Posted by Jen in Randomness

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Well, it certaintly can’t be boredom because I have Nathan and his antics that will forever prevent boredom from surfacing.

I wouldn’t normally find this type of thing all that funny, but today, in my sleep-deprived state, I can’t stop laughing. I’ve watched this video multiple times, and each time the complete idiocy of the video elicits more and more laughter.

Ah, I seriously need some sleep.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14bWsaNi9Ss

Nathan is (gasp!) taking a NAP! In his room! Peacefully! Oh how I would love to lay down and indulge in some zzz’s myself… but it always seems like the times when I am the most tired are the times when I have tons of stuff to do.

Maybe tomorrow.

So tomorrow morning, send Nathan some good-sleep vibes. Because the better he naps, the greater the chances are I can nap, too.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Nov 26th

Posted by Jen in Holidays and Special Occasions

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We had a marvelous day, chowing down on delicious, and I do mean DELICIOUS food and taking a million pictures of Nathan on his very first Thanksgiving at Paul’s grandmother’s house (Nathan’s great-grandmother.)

I even gave him a bite of banana pudding.

He loved it. He moved it slowly around in his mouth, chewing the soft graham-cracker pieces and making delightful “Mmmmmm” noises.

After we ate, I sat with Nathan on the couch and took this video:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ce6_xWRuO0

I think he wanted to tell me just how delicious that banana pudding tasted. It was good a taste of heaven.

All in all, Nathan had a wonderful day, even though he didn’t take his nap. Not only did he really enjoy that bite of banana pudding, but he even thrilled himself by running his hands along the couch’s upholstery, feeling the texture. But when his exhaustion with all the excitement started getting to him, all I had to do was whip out the camera.

HE STOPS CRYING.

He really loves having his picture/video taken. He’ll even cry when I put the camera away. So to keep him pacified, I alternated between taking his picture and recording videos.

Hey, whatever works, right?

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_OiwDISUEc

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The Malevolent Laughter of Cats

Nov 24th

Posted by Jen in Pets

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Sometimes when you have pets, they start thinking they’re human after a while.

And, embarrassingly enough, sometimes you treat them as if they were human.

Sometimes, when you are on the brink of losing your sanity due to lack of adult conversation for the duration of the day, you play pranks on them. Because you have NOTHING BETTER TO DO than talk baby-talk with you baby, clean the house, and play pranks on your pets.

So anyways, the other day, Kayli and Andrew were snuggled contentedly against each other, basking in each other’s fuzzy body heat. Under the curious gaze of Turbo (not pictured) and his tail (pictured.)

Snuggling

Of course, when I see animals who are peacefully sleeping in such a comfortable position, I JUST CAN’T HELP IT. 

I have to do SOMETHING.

So I sneak up as quietly as my creaking bones will allow.

Kayli opens her eyes slightly. Andrew stretches and rolls contentedly onto his back and grunts with warm satisfaction. Grunts, I tell you!

Rolling over

So, with a mischievous smile, I bend over to poke Andrew’s exposed belly. Because that’s what I do when a cat is sleeping peacefully on his back with his belly exposed. I POKE THEM.

I bend over.

And my body starts popping. Just like it does when I’m trying to sneak into Nathan’s room to check on him while he’s napping.

I try to engage in The Stance (mentioned here) but to no avail.

The cats instantly wake up. They see my outstretched finger poised in midair. And, I swear, they laugh at me. LAUGHED AT ME! With creepy glowing eyes!

Laughing

Ok, maybe they weren’t really laughing at my impending old age. Or my creaking bones. Maybe they were just yawning. But still. It looks eerily similar to malevolent laughter to me.

Like they just envisioned poking me in my sleep…

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