Sandwiched in between fun visitors and vacations, we had this one weekend of nothingness...and it was a welcomed change of pace. Tyler didn't even have to work (as he found out once he drove to the office all the way down Hwy 280), which was nice since he was battling Day 2 of a head cold.
"Sorry Mom; Dad and I have some man-business to discuss.
No girls allowed."
*The mattress was lowered within the hour. :)
"Thanks for my new shirt, Grandma!"
Around 5, we ventured out to TJ Maxx to blow through some store credit that's been burning a hold in my pocket. Tyler decided to tag along and didn't even object when I directed him to Starbucks for a vanilla latte-flavored shopping boost. "Oops, I forgot to make it half caff," I thought to myself, "Oh well, not the first time Ben's had caffeine..."
It was, however, the first time he's had it for his bedtime meal. And at 10:30 p.m., in the middle of our movie rental, he let us know that his buzz had kicked in! We tried everything to get him back to sleep. Rocking. Singing. Pacifying. And when that didn't work, we, like any good parents would, turned to drugs. Tylenol. Gas drops. No sir - he had too much to do!
So there we were, with the SNL credits rolling in the background as we corralled Ben on his blanket during a very intense play session. Pick up a block! Throw it down! Grab a book! Chew, chew, chew. Bang it against the ringstacker! Crawl on Dad! Blow raspberries on Mom! Ben was a busy, busy bee.
Finally, I sent Tyler to bed at 12:30 and changed Ben out of his drool-soaked pj's, and into a more appropriately labeled "Party at my crib tonight" onesie. After enforcing a non-caffeinated nursing session, off to Dreamland he finally went.
"Saturday night - woo HOO!"
This video of playtime is not particularly exciting (and it's dark), but is just a snapshot of our morning that I can watch while I'm at work missing him.
"Sorry Mom; Dad and I have some man-business to discuss.No girls allowed."
Ben takes full advantage of the peace and quiet that weekend naps at home have to offer and enjoyed two 90+ minute naps. Gotta rest up after a busy week at school, and all. And since I've never seen him move from lying down to sitting up by himself, imagine our surprise when we went to get him out of bed that afternoon...*
*The mattress was lowered within the hour. :)
"Thanks for my new shirt, Grandma!"Around 5, we ventured out to TJ Maxx to blow through some store credit that's been burning a hold in my pocket. Tyler decided to tag along and didn't even object when I directed him to Starbucks for a vanilla latte-flavored shopping boost. "Oops, I forgot to make it half caff," I thought to myself, "Oh well, not the first time Ben's had caffeine..."
It was, however, the first time he's had it for his bedtime meal. And at 10:30 p.m., in the middle of our movie rental, he let us know that his buzz had kicked in! We tried everything to get him back to sleep. Rocking. Singing. Pacifying. And when that didn't work, we, like any good parents would, turned to drugs. Tylenol. Gas drops. No sir - he had too much to do!
So there we were, with the SNL credits rolling in the background as we corralled Ben on his blanket during a very intense play session. Pick up a block! Throw it down! Grab a book! Chew, chew, chew. Bang it against the ringstacker! Crawl on Dad! Blow raspberries on Mom! Ben was a busy, busy bee.
Finally, I sent Tyler to bed at 12:30 and changed Ben out of his drool-soaked pj's, and into a more appropriately labeled "Party at my crib tonight" onesie. After enforcing a non-caffeinated nursing session, off to Dreamland he finally went.
"Saturday night - woo HOO!"
3 comments:
too cute! glad you guys got a weekend just to yourselves!
He's growing up so fast!! Seeing him sitting and then standing in his crib was just too much! I can harldy stop myself from jumping in the car and making a quick raod trip to Birmingham. Give Ben some raspberries for me! Love, Mom
I love the video of Ben in his crib...he looks so proud of himself! Adorable!
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