Max

It was so late last night when we finally went to sleep. I think Baybay was still flipping around in the bed at midnight. We had to get stern with him to get him to settle down. I figured I’d have to wake him this morning with just enough time to get him dressed before school, but I was wrong. I got out of bed at 7:00, and the little fellow put his feet on the floor around 7:20. When he detects that I’m not in bed with him, he figures our bed might as well be on fire.

So I gave him a bottle of chocolate milk and we headed upstairs to watch Thomas & Friends and Caillou. He was so tired but stayed awake to watch his two favorite shows. I got him dressed for school and away we went. On our way to school he said he wanted to play miniature golf today. I told him that we might go play on Friday and he objected vociferously.

But after school today we didn’t go to Granny’s or to play miniature golf. We went to check on our furniture that had been repaired. Luckily La-Z-Boy has a warehouse and repair center less than two miles from our home. After Baybay and I verified that our sofa and chair-and-a-half were in good working order, we headed up to the front desk to pay for the repairs. That’s when Grandpa walked in and Max greeted him with a hearty “Grandpa!”

Max and I rushed off to Walmart while our furniture was loaded into Grandpa’s truck. We had to get dipes, wipes, and goo (PediaSure). I quickly grabbed a bunch of goo, the biggest box of dipes, and the biggest box of wipes I could find and flew to the checkout counter. I was shocked to see we had over US$100 worth of stuff. We hadn’t been in Walmart for three minutes. Baybay can be quite an expensive little booger.

When we got home Grandpa was waiting for us. He and I unloaded our furniture and then Max went into the yard to build a sandcastle. He kept asking me, “Do you want to play with me?” I said I did and the perspiration dripped. I loosened some dirt so he could shovel it into a big mound that he called a castle.

We both got showers and watched more Caillou until I put the little fellow down for his nap around 4:25 pm.

Mama woke our little prince around 7:00 pm so he could go to Mimi and Grandpa’s and see their wonderful surprise for him: a large wooden sand boat. It’s set up in their backyard and two of the neighborhood kids were waiting for him to come and play. Oh, he loved that box! Grandpa wasn’t there to see Max see it for the first time, but when Grandpa arrived, Max made a big deal of Grandpa to the two girls. He said, “That’s my grandpa. That’s my grandpa. He works in South Georgia. He builds houses.” (Actually, Grandpa is retired but is just as busy now as he was in his heyday, and he’s been remodeling a house for him and Mimi in South Georgia, which is where he and Mimi grew up.)

Mama and I left Max in his new box playing with his two new friends, Lindsey and Hannah. I took some pictures but only goodness knows when I’ll ever get to post them here.

I believe Max is going to spend the night with Mimi and Grandpa tonight. The little fellow isn’t keen on sleeping away from home without his mommy and daddy, but we made Mimi and Grandpa promise to bring him home if he wanted to come home. Shoot, Mama and I haven’t slept without the little fellow’s being between us in about three weeks, and we’re already missing him. Our bed isn’t quite as cozy without our little buddy to snuggle with.

It’s been a busy, fulfilling, and, at times, challenging day. I think Mr Max has enjoyed most every minute of it.

When we awoke we watched Caillou and Thomas & Friends. Then we played with Max’s HO trains for a good while until he rediscovered a toy he received a couple of Christmases ago, a spiraling car-racing set. We also played “golf” with a soft baseball.

Baybay said he was hungry and asked for Cheez-Its, so we sat down in the kitchen for a snack. He asked to see “1 Car,” which is how he refers to the original Cars movie, so that’s what he watched on his iPad.

We’d planned to go to Catch Air today but never made it. Max was having too much fun at home. He asked to go at 2:00 pm, but I said it was too late for us to go today.

We played a little more golf and then went upstairs to watch Caillou and settle down for Max’s nap. A client phoned me for support and after my favorite little fellow begged for more Caillou time he went down for his nap at 4:25 pm.

Very surprisingly he got out of his bed on his own at 6:50 pm. His crib has a canopy that I zippered shut when I put him down for his nap. Mama and I call it “baby jail.” Apparently it wasn’t too secure today. The little fellow said he had to peepee, and that’s just what he did—he came downstairs, announced that he had to go, and he went to the potty and took care of his business.

And then he was ready to rock and roll. Mama took him to see Mimi and Grandpa, who’d just returned from being out of town for twelve days. While he was in their backyard, he spotted a six-year-old neighbor and they began shouting back and forth about playing together. Lindsey’s mother let her come over to Mimi and Grandpa’s for a short while and she and Max had fun building sandcastles and running around.

Mama brought our little buddy home, gave him a bath, and now they’re upstairs watching something on our media player and waiting for me to join them.

Granny made a thin-layer chocolate cake as a surprise for Becky today. I’ll have to get Becky to take that to Mimi and Grandpa’s before I inhale the whole thing myself. That was mighty sweet of Granny.

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.

Max got up at 7:30 this morning. Daddy and Max watched Caillou before getting ready for school. While at school today, Max had a potty accident and had to change his clothes. Daddy was surprised to pick Max up and find him wearing different clothes.

When Daddy and Max got home from school they carried out the trash before heading to Granny’s for lunch. Again today, Max surprised Granny with a flower from her yard. Pretty soon Granny won’t have any flowers in her yard but, boy ol’ boy that sure is a sweet gesture.

When Maxipoo got up from his nap he and I went to Chick fil A for kids’ night. Bless his heart! We thought he would have a lot of kids to play with, but that wasn’t the case. Finally, he found a lil’ girl and they played for a short while.

We’re all heading to bed. Daddy has a sinus infection, and we all could use a little extra rest after our big weekend.

Max slept in until 8:30 this morning. When he got up he was hungry and wanted to go to Granny’s. But before leaving for Granny’s he watched Caillou for an hour-and-a-half.

When Max got to Granny’s he picked her a flower and gave it to her as a surprise by telling her to close her eyes first. Granny thought that was super-sweet!

While at Granny’s Max rode his tricycle in the basement while Daddy worked on their model railroad. He’s really getting great at pedaling.

On a happy note Max has been going to bathroom on his own today and even tried to do number two on his own. Daddy said he would be in the middle of a conversation and say, “Hold on. I’ll be right back,” and run to the bathroom.

This weekend’s events must’ve tired out our lil’ engineer out because he took a four-hour nap. Jaddie and I could’ve used one, too!

The three of us washed the van tonight. Max kept saying, “I’m a big helper.” But Daddy and I noticed that Max got more water on himself than on the van.

We’re all about to call it a day. Max goes back to school tomorrow.

Today is Great Grand’s eighty-sixth birthday! We called to wish her a great one and look forward to visiting her next month.