Monkey House

As the title says, I had a morning from hell.

Sunday, I slept. And slept. Woke up very late (too embarrassed to say when), and just when I thought I was getting up to walk the dogs, etc., I slept some more. Alex had already gone to her parents’ place for a planned dinner that evening, so only the dogs were around to make sure I got out of bed at a reasonable hour. They failed in their duty.
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Got lazy in more ways than one! First, three days without updates. Secondly, Friday turned out to require very little work from me.
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The morning nap was great. 9:30-ish until 11:15-ish. He slept on my chest. That method of sleeping doesn’t always guarantee longer sleeps, but it sure promotes the possibility.

By the time we woke up, went through a diaper change, had some food, played with some toys, and read a book, it was time for his next nap. Crazy how fast that interval went, and we didn’t even really “do” anything.

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Today was a good reminder of why being a parent can be a roller-coaster. Although there are ups and downs, the final feeling is that of exhilaration. Well, for me it is. For some it might just be the sudden need to vomit.
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Welcome to our regularly-scheduled lazy day. The day in which I hand off my son to other people who love him.

OK, so it’s not completely like that, but it is to a certain degree.

Morning: the usual. Except that his nap was crap-tacular and I didn’t get any sleep when he finally went down.

Afternoon: after lunch, I left him with my parents and stopped into my workplace to say hi and stay on top of what’s shaking there. Apparently, while I was gone, he didn’t go down for a nap that easily. The great thing about “apparently” is that it means I wasn’t there to witness it. Read the rest of this entry »