Baybay enjoyed another day of blissful toddlerhood. He got out of bed less than a minute after I did, and after watching Caillou and drinking some PediaSure, we headed to Granny’s. I had a doctor’s appointment and Granny kept the little fellow. It was our good fortune to see Uncle Larry while we were there.

When I returned to Granny’s I had some lunch and then cut the styrofoam sheeting for Max’s model railroad. Max “helped” me and rode his tricycle in Granny’s basement.

Max never would’ve left Granny’s if I hadn’t made him. That boy loves Granny. We came home, watched more Caillou, and then I put the little fellow into his bed for a nap. I believe he slept for about three-and-a-half hours.

He was in a great mood when he awoke. He played with his trains, ate dinner, and returned to his train tables. Surprisingly, when I went upstairs to take a shower, he followed me and got a shower with me.

Mama read a book or two to him and they watched Caillou together. Now we’re all about to go to bed together.

His latest phrase is “Everything is under control.” I don’t know where he picked up that phrase, but hardly anything is under control if he’s in the middle of it.

As I write this he and Mama are upstairs looking at our pictures from Chattanooga and Day Out with Thomas.

On Monday evening I came down with a cold and today I think I’ve rounded the bin toward recovery.

We’ve all enjoyed a better day today than the past couple of days, though when I visited Max at his school yesterday, his genuine and hyper-enthusiastic response to seeing me walk into his classroom warmed my heart.

Mama went to school with Max this morning for Muffins with Mom. She and her favorite little fellow had muffins with the other kids and mothers before the schoolday began. Mama said Max was happy to have her there and that he began to tear up when she and the other mothers had to leave.

He had a good day at school, though, and we went to Granny’s afterward. Even though she spanked him yesterday, that’s where he said he wanted to go when we pulled away from his preschool. Baybay put Granny to work when he arrived. He got her to play hide-and-go-seek and “soccer” (just kicking a ball back and forth) with him.

Granny told me something special the little fellow said to her when I wasn’t with them. Max heard me coughing, and Granny told him that I had a sinus infection. Max said, “No, he just got a cold. I cheer him up.” He also apologized to Granny all on his own for hitting her yesterday.

That’s good stuff.

He and I came home a little earlier than we usually do because he had to have a nap. He and Mama went to Mama’s school this evening for a Junior Beta Club meeting, and Max got to stay in Mama’s classroom with Danielle and Lilianna, who are daughters of our friends Eddy and Jodi. Danielle, Lilianna, and Max had a good time together and the little fellow was in a great mood when he got home.

He got a shower with me tonight and then hopped into the tub with Mama to get the soap off. Now they’re upstairs watching Caillou and I’m about to join them.

I forgot to mention something that happened yesterday in our previous entry. Max wrote an M and an X. All on his own he said he wanted to do that, so we gave him a pencil and paper and he made his letters nearly as large as the paper.

It’s been a wide-open, nonstop day for Max and me. It’s been tons of fun for ol’ Maxiboy, though. He had fun at school but pulled a veggie, which is what he and his classmates must do when their behavior is unacceptable. He was talking even after Mrs Eileen, his teacher, told him and his classmates to be quiet and turned out the lights to get their attention.

When I picked him up from school I asked him where he wanted to go. He said he wanted to on an “adventure.” I asked him where was this adventure, and he said it was “over those trees.” I suggested that we go to Granny’s to work on his model railroad, and he said he wanted to go on his adventure first. I told him we’d have plenty of adventures at Granny’s.

I had lunch at Granny’s while Baybay ignored the grilled cheese Granny made for him. He was ready to play ball and didn’t want to hear about eating.

I left Max with Granny while I came back to our neighborhood and got Grandpa’s truck so I could go to Home Depot and get some two-inch-thick insulated sheathing. I took a bunch of other model railroad-building supplies with me, too.

When I arrived at Granny’s I unloaded it all and took it to her basement. I was soaked with perspiration and was tired, but Baybay was all excited and ready to get started building his model railroad. I told him I was calling it quits for the day and he complained loudly. But he eventually accepted it and continued on being his hyper, high-strung self.

I showed Granny the pictures of Max from last week’s Pajama Jam, Mama arrived to pick up Max, and the three of us headed home.

Baybay watched Caillou for a short while after we got home, and then he was back to full-blast. Mimi and Grandpa stopped by to see him because they’re going out of town tomorrow and won’t be back for about twelve days.

After Mimi and Grandpa left, Max and Mama went upstairs to get their baths and to lie down. Max went to sleep and in just a few minutes Mama and I will join him.

After a really busy weekend, Max finally had a slow day. He and Grandpa went to Bojangles for breakfast, and then he stayed with Mimi while I got allergy shots. When I brought him home he asked for a snack, so I went ahead and had lunch with him.

Then we watched three episodes of Caillou and I put him down for his nap. He begged not to take a nap today, but I insisted on his taking one because of his extremely busy weekend. He must’ve been tired, because he slept for about four hours.

When he awoke we assembled his Polar Express train set and played with it. Then he and Mama went to Mimi and Grandpa’s for dinner, and he and Mama went to Staples. They got their baths shortly after getting home, and Mama read a few books to her favorite little fellow.

He came downstairs to see me and asked to see some videos from Disney World and our upcoming Disney cruise, so we watched a few of those. He was most intrigued by Space Mountain, but he won’t get to ride Space Mountain because of the minimum-height requirement of forty-four inches. I took a quick measurement of our little fellow’s height and it was close to thirty-nine inches.

We’re all ready to go to bed.

Baybay awoke shortly after 7:00 this morning when he realized I wasn’t in bed. I took him some PediaSure and got back into bed with him. He was tired and we watched The Polar Express before I took him to school.

He had a good day at school and was in a good mood when I picked him up. Mimi was waiting for him, so I took him to see her. They went to the mall for lunch and to play, and when they got home they played ball. I mowed Mimi and Grandpa’s grass while Max and Mimi were playing since Grandpa is out of town.

Mimi gave Max a bath, too. When he came home he was in his footed PJs and very tired. We watched some Disney park videos and had some dinner. Then Mama took him upstairs to watch Caillou and he quickly fell asleep.

The boy has more fun than his little body can stand.

He’s in our bed asleep and I’m looking forward to snuggling up with him in a few minutes.