"I hear the secrets that you keep...."

So, it seems we may have a sleeptalker on our hands. Which should come as no surprise given the night terror history (frankly, talking in one's sleep is far more tolerable than screaming) and the fact that both aunts are known to chat away whilst sleeping.

During this afternoon's (lovely, lengthy) nap, I heard James say, "Truck, truck" as a truck drove past. A few minutes later I heard, "Hi. Hi. Hi." So I went in thinking he was up and ready to go for the afternoon.

Nope.

Totally zonked out, eyes shut, sleeping.

Chigger Chatter

In honor of the fact that the eldest son of my dear friend Christine is off to his first week of camp (at Gravatt, where Christine & I met), James dressed up in his Gravatt best today: "Future Gravatt Camper" onesie and Tevas. Granted, the onesie is more like a twosie on him, but it's the thought that counts!




And, yes, it seems that James will be filling the positions of Juggler and Rabbit Wrangler when he works at Camp!

Sunday Morning

Lately we've been up with the sun. And in these longest days of the year, that's pretty early. Dan heads to the gym or runs before work, and often I get up at 5:00 to get in my workout and shower before he has to leave. James, like the sun, has getting up earlier and earlier. It used to be that he'd wake up as I was getting out of the shower. Lately, he's already halfway through breakfast when I walk in from my run!

Indeed, Dan reports our son awoke at 5:15 today, just as I was heading out the door. (Dan was taking a day off from working out, and had hoped to get some sleep- ha!)

We were all fed, clean and dressed well over an hour before we had to leave for church. (I was scheduled to read today; our attendance really depends on the lector's schedule. With no nursery for James, it is just really hard to make it to/through the service.)

So, Dan suggested we head to the playground to burn off a little energy (and time) before church. I had the foresight to bring a towel (with all the rain we've had, we've learned it is quite handy to be able to dry off the swings & slides) and a wet washcloth (in case James needed to be tidied up afterwards). Next time we'll bring a second pair of shoes. James's sandals got pretty dirty running around on the mulch, which then meant we were bound to get dirty holding/carrying him. We took his shoes off when we left the playground, and banged them together lots, but having a second pair would've worked better.

Anyway, we made it to the service with very little dirt to show from our trip to the playground. (Mind you, James was wearing his super cute smocked outfit, so the bits of dirt he did manage to get on himself pained me more than usual.) We've learned to sit at the back of the church, so that we can more easily allow James to get up and "stretch his legs" and distract the fewest number of parishioners.

All in all, a pretty good morning.

Happy Fathers Day!

We started the day by taking Dan out to breakfast at the diner.  Let me tell you, when his big plate of silver dollar pancakes was set before him, James actually let out an exclamation of glee!  He then proceeded to gobble them ALL up!

After breakfast, James & I headed out to the grocery store while Dan got to watch some early golf coverage.  When we entered the produce section, James spotted the broccoli and began calling out for it enthusiastically.  Thusly, I amended my shopping list and got a bunch o' the lil' trees.  James clutched his bouquet happily.  Then he began nibbling on it.  He was SO HAPPY about his broccoli.  I mean, giggling (with little bits of green in his toothy grin) joyfully.  An elderly man complemented James on his good taste.  

When we got home, James helped me make cupcakes and icing.  Dan requested orange and blue (go Mets!).  James stood on his chair next to me, and when his vision was blocked he'd say "See! See!" and reach up for me to help him look into the mixer.  

Grandpa & Grandma came over just as James was getting ready for his nap (so then, of course, he didn't want to nap.... but we got him settled down eventually).  We had a delicious lobster dinner then retired to the living room for cupcakes and golf and gifts.  Dan loved his poker book and set of three Dr. Seuss books.  (The final piece of his book-themed gift is on a FedEx truck due to arrive tomorrow.)

Chair! Book!

Just a few pictures of James reading last week.  One of his favorite things to do.  Enjoy.

Crib Update

So, guess what was recalled this weekend?

Our crib.  Fortunately, it was the original model we had.  The crib in which James is currently sleeping was manufactured on Sept. 15, 2007.  The recalled models were Aug. 2007 and earlier.

The recall shows a photo of the faulty pins.  These pins were on the bad crib that we started with, and are not on the one in which James has been sleeping.  

I am SO glad that we persisted in getting our crib replaced over a year and a half ago.  I'd hate to be dealing with this recall now (and having James sleep elsewhere in the meantime).

King of the Mountain, pt. 2

So, James went running into the kitchen/dining room area ahead of me at lunchtime today.  I was delayed by handwashing and other distractions, but wasn't too worried because what kind of trouble could he get into?  I heard some unusual noises and called out, "James, what are you doing?"

Imagine my surprise when I walked in to find him sitting atop the dining room table!  

I took him down and promptly called Dan.

While Dan was telling me how bad this was, James proceeded to demonstrate just how he did it.  His small wooden chair was near the table (I think he'd put it there), and he climbed onto it, then from there to the table top where he sat triumphantly.

Lovely.

My only regret is that I have no photographic evidence.