May Catch-Up, Part IV

@Melissa

10:07am – Good mornin, Sweetie! Last night I thought I heard the sound of dripping water in our room, and listened around… it turned out to be a watch of yours, in our cubbie, just ticking away like it is supposed to… that’s how quiet the house is! :\

Ian woke up at 7:15 ish… asked for you. I explained you were out and he seemed to get it, and didn’t get upset. We got ready just fine, but he was hungry right off the bat, so I gave him a cereal bar. He insisted we take my car. At drop off Miss Judy said she’d take extra special care of him. Ian looked a little… tired and sad… and maybe a little betrayed or scared. But he didn’t cry. He was brave and went with Miss Judy to play with the others. I was brave and didn’t take him home, although I really, really thought about it.

Phil commented in Facebook that there was a 5.0 earthquake in L.A… I checked to make sure that nothing happened in your area… around midnight last night there was a very small 3.1 quake near you. Not that you can actively dodge an earthquake — but be careful anyway.

9:24pm He’s yodeling again. Not putting up much of a fight. He was an absolute angel during dinner… second night in a row! This time he ate the planned meal, plus a jar of those weird turkey/veggie stick things, a full cup of applesauce, and won the coveted red popsicle award. Vitamin administered. Pillow fluffed. Teeth polished. Stories and love of the written word bequeathed. Prayer invoked.

I told this story to you earlier but for anybody else — the cat managed to escape out the garage door, (Seth showed me how he apparently does try the garage door from time to time by pulling on it with his claws later in the evening) apparently he found that it was not fully latched as Ian and I were attempting to go play… as we ran around the house, there he was rolling around near driveway. It was a very careful dance getting everybody safely back in the house. I wanted to grab the cat, but I couldn’t leave Ian, and Ian getting close to the cat scared the cat further away. So I had to say to Ian something like “Come with me, but stop right there… ok come with me again, but slow down… ok Ian stop. Seth, STOP. Ian don’t yell at the cat like Daddy just did. Ok both of you hold really still.”

Meanwhile…

I have a bunch of shots from the 16th of May, only a few days ago, which means we’ve finally caught up!

Melissa hadn’t even left yet and the cat claimed her side of the bed. Indeed that is where he slept last night. See this image larger.

Sweet mohawk! See this image larger.

Buh-GAWK! See this image larger.

A couple little scratches from his own nails, actually… Yes, we cut his nails. See this image larger.

It is funny to me how cute a two year old can be — so much of him is a toddler, but he’s still such a beautiful baby. See this image larger.

And here he is looking to me like he’s about four years old… See this image larger.

Same basic shot, but I liked them both. See this image larger.

Smiling up at his Mommy… we miss you. See this image larger.

Time for the doggie towel thing again! See this image larger.

Can you tell there’s some love going on here? See this image larger.

Kisses for Mommy! See this image larger.

A quick hug from Daddy! See this image larger.

Ian explains the visual subtext behind the illustrations in his bedtime story. See this image larger.

This is an animated gif… if you wait long enough you should see some animation happening. See this image larger.

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