2008_12_01 Monday

We've had a rough couple of days. Jonathan has a goobie nose, which makes it hard for him to breathe, especially at night. So, he was up 4+ times last night with the last one around 2am. I felt horrible for him. I've tried to give him lots of OJ and fruit, but it sure doesn't seem to be doing much.

Tino started this morning. He's preparing the walls now and will fill in dents and nicks later today; then I guess the painting starts tomorrow. We headed out to Sears to get some holiday pictures taken, and Jonathan was a disaster. He cried and clung to me, as though I was going to leave him there. We tried for about 30 mins, and then I rescheduled for next week.

Yesterday, we spent the day in southern Jersey with Jen and family. Steve/Vicky were there, as was Cathy/Bob. Donna gave us a ton of leftovers, so we had that -- along with a lazagna -- for an early dinner. Worked out well. The kids played around, and we hit the road around 6. I think we got home around 8, which is about normal. I was in bed pretty early, which was probably wise, given that I was up so many times with snotty boy.

So, two funny things just happened...
1. most of the living room is cleaned out for the painting, but my family photo collage is there, and he kept saying "Bob-E" at GG, so I showed him a picture of Bobby and he identified him. Then we went back to GG, and he said something close to "GG." I'm afraid it was more like Ditty, but we'll go with it.
2. Then, as I was sitting on the couch, he came over with his box of graham cracker things, thrust the box at me, and said "peeeeeeaaass". I could barely contain myself.

Since it is the first of December, we are starting an Adventskalendar. Luckily, we actually have two! PopPop and Grandma Pat sent us one, and I had one ready to go. So, take a look at our new pix of Jonathan figuring them out: http://picasaweb.google.com/hardwicks03/2008_12_01Advent#