Long weekend

It was a nice long weekend; it's hard to come back to work today. You had a fun weekend. We went to a baseball game for Auntie Missy's birthday on Friday, then to a party at her house Saturday night. That involved swimming and lots of attention, which are always good things. Sunday we had a pretty lazy day, but you had your favorite lunch (Wendy's chicken nuggets with mandarin oranges and chocolate milk). And yesterday, you got to visit with Grandpa Dan, Grandma Carol, your Great-Grandmother and Great-Grandfather (different families), Uncle Danny and Aunt Kimberly. Uncle Danny left this morning for basic training in the Army, so it was a kind of farewell party. We're very worried about him but think if he can stay safe this will be a good opportunity for him.

You're doing very well with your potty time. I'd say you're using the potty almost 1/2 the time now. Yesterday was the only bad day, and you only used it once I think. The prior days you did really well, even using it twice at Missy's house. And last night you were getting fussy and whiny and when I offered to let you go to bed in your own bed, you took it without hesitation. As long as I left the light on and the door open, you were happy. The funniest part came after I tucked you in. I have this trick if you will when you wake up in the middle of the night. I come in and soothe you, and then whisper "Mommy's going to go pee-pee [babytalk; sorry!], I'll be right back." So last night when I tucked you in, awake and with the light on, you said to me "Okay, Mommy. Go pee-pee now." Ha!

Speaking of funny sleep stories... Sunday you never took a nap and it made for one LONG evening. You'd fallen asleep in the car, but woke up 10 minutes later when I tried to carry you in. So on Monday when you fell asleep in the car, I didn't take chances. Daddy and I drove around for over an hour. With these gas prices! You eventually woke up, and in your groggy still-half-asleep voice said, "Where are the monsters? Daddy, where did they go?" After giggling, we asked you some more questions and it turns out that you were clearly dreaming about monsters and apparently you were chasing and EATING them! I was happy you didn't seem scared, but when it came time for bed that night, the reason the lights were left on is because you were afraid of monsters. I guess you are at that age.

So, back to school today. This weekend we'll be taking a trip to Flagstaff with Auntie Chelle. It will be fun to get away a bit and relax. Daddy will doubtlessly enjoy the quiet break.