Saving time

Ian has really been a joy to be around lately. While everyone else was telling war stories of 5am wake up calls this morning as Daylight Saving Time came to an end, our son slept until 9am! That's including the time change so it was really like 10am! And he woke up mellow and happy and we had some Mama Nilk in the bed and then got dressed for McDonald's pancakes and a trip to Home Depot for a hedge trimmer. We visited Grandma and Granddaddy briefly and all went on a walk with the wagons. Then he fell asleep in my arms and once I got him home and transferred to bed, he slept for over two hours.

He talks so much! You can really get the idea of everything he's saying these days (or at least we can since we know his dialect). He asked to read books with Daddy and now they're going to bed right on time at 8:30pm. Really we couldn't have asked for a better Sunday with a time change.

Busy day

Today we went to a birthday party. I'm not sure why people do crazy things like this but it was scheduled from 12-3 and everyone in this age bracket naps for 2 hours somewhere in that range. So we all just pulled up our boots and waded through it. Ian napped for 20 minutes on the way to the party. He rallied to wake up and had a grand time. They had a BOUNCE HOUSE (!) and while he was wary at first, by the time we left he was climbing and sliding and bouncing like a pro without me even in there or around.

We rushed home to try to squeeze in a nap, but he was having none of it. So he napped for 10 minutes on the way home and then was up with Daddy all afternoon. We went over to Tom and Angela's for dinner at 6 and we just got home. He fell asleep in the car at 10:30. At several points this evening Daddy said, "I'm not sure how you're still conscious."

Here's hoping he sleeps well tonight. It was definitely a packed day, but he had a blast.

Cars go fast

Every time we get in the car, Ian says "Mommy?""Yes, Ian." "Cars go fast." "Yes, there are a lot of cars out too." "Be safe. Up or hold hands. Can't see you." "Yes, we need to be safe so if we're around cars we need to either get up or hold hands because they can't see you." "Am short." "Yeah, because you're short." "Buckle in!" "Yes, and we need to buckle in so that we're safe in the car." "No mama nilk in the car." "Yes, we can't have any mama milk while the car is moving cause that's not safe." "Dis" "Yes, but you can have your dis (blanket)." "Mommy?" "Yes, Ian?" "Cars go fast."