A Week in October 2012

Cold early morning swing

Gymboree

Unhappy Skelton

Warm swing day (Phish shirt)

Pretty Skeleton w/ Dragon

I went to your house early Monday morning October 8. Your mom was at work and your Dad was getting ready for work. You had awakened early and we went out for an early cold am walk & swing in your  "bear suit" . The other picture is one your Dad took but it illustrates you love to swing. You & I went to the mall for lunch and “window shopping”. You are very social and love to interact with other people. About 2:00 am Tuesday morning  while your Mom was at work, you woke up screaming and crying. It was about 3:30 before you got back to sleep. This was very unusual event. You were very hard to comfort and your Dad and I weren’t sure what was going on. Maybe you had a bad dream? Finally after a dose of ibuprofen, a bottle and lots of cuddling, you went back to sleep. I wish you would never have a reason to cry. But since that is unlikely, I hope you always have people who love you around to comfort you when you cry. And I am confident that is very likely. You already engage with other people in such a kind way you will attract other kind people to you. And of course there are many of us in your who will “always love you no matter what you say or do”. Because Tuesday was a Jewish holiday your school was closed so we spent another whole day together. We played with your toys, went to Gymboree twice and did a lot of swinging with some neighbors. Again…you are quite social! You were ready to stop swinging until some neighbors arrived and you clearly wanted to stay as long a possible! Thursday morning you came to our house for breakfast before school. You enjoyed seeing your dog Sunday. Her date to return home to you was delayed for several weeks due to a flea problem at our house. But she is going home today! If you're not napping maybe I'll get to see you today too!  You were SO happy to see your teacher Stephanie when we got to JCC. I’m glad your parents have given you the opportunity to go to “mother’s day out” twice a week. All the more people who know and love you! The next two weeks I won’t be spending as much time with you as I did this week. I will be going to visit the Brown grandchildren in Clarksdale, Mississippi next weekend and then spending a long weekend with your great-grandmother in Mobile the next weekend. But I am looking forward to being at your house Halloween night! Your mom found you the most adorable costume…a very frilly skeleton!  You will be the cutest "trick or treater" in Chace Lake!

Columbus Day lunch at Mall!