hide and seek

we talk to clay's nanny and granddad on the computer with the webcam, since they are in the u.k. and we are in the states. so now he thinks they are "on" the computer, and thinks they'll be there whenever he wants to talk to them.

we have a gate separating the office area from the living room, but he's just figured out how to get past it. so today, i'm washing dishes and thinking he's in the living room behaving himself and i check on him and he's not there.

he's sitting in the computer chair, at the computer desk looking at the computer saying, "nanny! gradddad!", and waiting for them.

so, i brought him back to the living room and tell him he can't be on the computer without mommy or daddy.

i have to go back in the kitchen and when i come back in to check on him, i don't see him in the living room again. so i go to check the office and he's not there, either.

then i see this little hand under the chair cover. he's crouched under there, hiding, and just giggling. he just thought it was the greatest thing.

this should be fun. i have a kid who has figured out how to get past gates, AND likes to hide.

the joys of parenthood

last night was fun. clay went to bed at his usual time, 8:30, but was upstairs jabbering away for a very long time. finally, at 10:30, i went up to check on him and he was ready to get up. "up, up!" he said, cheerfully, then, "potty!".

so we went potty.

then he wanted to eat. um, no. he cried. so i told him it was bedtime, but he could have ONE more story. so we did that. then he wanted to watch a movie. no. more tears.

well, i finally got him to bed, and i thought, gee, maybe he'll sleep late since he was awake so late.

no...

he was right on schedule.

kids. where do they get their energy?

oh... wait.. guess who's talking upstairs again? hmmmm... maybe this is a sign that afternoon naptime is soon to be no more. wow. don't know if i'm ready for that.

on second thought, daddy's unfinished cup of tea was sitting on the table and while clay was having his snack, i was washing dishes. i caught him taking a big drink from his dad's cup -- maybe the caffeine is keeping him up.