The Littlest Engineer is enjoying his train set and his grandparent time today. The bittiest dude and I had a rough night. He’s coming down with a cold, so he only wants to sleep on me. But I still have a cough from last weekend’s illness round-robin, so, every time he finally settles, I start coughing and wake him. Which means he is a very tired, cross, congested baby.
He’s also passed out on Rama’s lap. At last, Mommy has quit tormenting the baby.
Ian: MOMMY! KEEGHAN IS FREE-ARRANGED!
So, it turns out, Big Brudder has a secret snack stash under the kitchen table.
Ian: knock, knock.
Me: (with sinking heart) Who’s there?
Ian: Banana peel!
Me: Banana peel who?
Ian: you! Now it’s your turn to say “knock knock!”
Me: knock, knock.
Ian: who’s there?
Me: I don’t know.
Ian: no, you’re supposed to say a fruit, a vegetable or anyone else.
Me: a fruit, a vegetable, or anyone else.
Ian: say “grapes.”
….
Ian: knock knock.
Me: who’s there?
Ian: no, say ‘Monkey.’
Me: no, there’s no monkey.
Ian: yes there is. Now, just say ‘monkey.’
Keeghan’s afternoon nap today was a total bust. I eventually gave up on it and took him for a walk, instead. And my darling boy just threw his arms around me, stared soulfully into my eyes and said, “NAP.”
Like I had been keeping him up.
My children are amazing. Sweet. Sound asleep. We had adventures today. We all got kisses today. I loved them so hard it hurt today. My seasonal allergies are acting up and I feel six different kinds of awful, and all I can think about is how I can’t wait to see them again in the morning.
So, goodnight to you. I’ll be here again, same time, tomorrow.
“and if I see anyone looking like they want to play with me, I will just say, ‘would you like to share my toys?’ Even to the mean kids, because I’m nice.”
And he did invite several children to play with him, and made two new friends as a result.