Great Weekend!

Hello everyone, I'm back. Had to sneak on here while my wife slept so that I can get a blog in. I had a fabulousweekend. Although it wasn't looking that way when it first began as I almost went back to work Friday night right after getting home. Thankfully, some folks in California were able to correct things and alert me before I left back for the trek to the office. It was nice to spend a bit more time with Calder and my wife. My wife's mom and sister came over for a bit on Friday night. Calder is a happy boy, but a shy one. He's also a definite momma's boy. Oh my, did he ever prove it this weekend. He started off acting shy with his grandma and aunt, then proceeded to shed several tears until his mom returned. It began that night and it was only a taste of what was to come this weekend. My mom came over on Saturday to visit Calder, and to keep me company while Elizabeth went out for dinner with her mom and sister. Elizabeth was happy that my mom was able to come. I don't think she has full confidence in me putting Calder to bed. I fully admit that he is a handful (especially lately) and in my heart, I would rather have him up for a bit longer so that I can spend more time with him. However, I would want him to get rest, so I can rest. Well, everything was fine until his bedtime. Calder knew something was amiss. Where is momma? Oh my gosh Calder, where is momma?!?!?! She wasn't around and Calder began to freak with a capital F-R-E-A-K!!! Poor little guy, and my poor mom, who; with her vast experience with children was in for a treat. I couldn't console him and when she tried her magic, she failed and actually passed him back to me to quelch his screaming. Yes, you heard it here first folks. Although I felt proud I could dampen his screams and wails for his mom, I still felt kind of bad. I can only imagine what his first day at day care will be like! We need to nip this and fast! With it all said and done, it was really nice to spend 6 hours with Calder... even though my wife wasn't around. Actually, I highly doubt I could keep his attention with her here. The whole weekend Calder was peering around heads, corners and furniture, craning his neck this way and that way in an attempt to find his mom. Ah, how nice it is to be the center of attention of this little guy's attention. I know it for a brief few minutes at a time as I read to him or make him giggle uncontrollably through various fictious ad-lib songs or silly things I do. The length's I would go through to make him smile. And although I figured something was up, I ignored it. Maybe it was self-doubt, maybe a touch of paranoia, or maybe, just maybe, I knew this little guy was up to something. I believe he was caught in the act here. Busted for trying to recruit our dog to search for mom. The proposed transaction, or bribe, to our dog was captured here. Finn, just lay there, acting like nothing at all was happening. "Nothing suspicious here folks! Don't know why you are looking at me". He is loyal to his dad until Calder could actually hold a treat to make due on the offered bribe. When Calder gets that skill, I am toast. I fall in rank with Finn. I can't offer Finn smelly diapers to sniff or food soaked bibs/shirts. Well, I can provide the latter on pizza nights, but that's another story. On Sunday, my dad came to pick up my mom and the group of us went to Swiss Chalet where Calder sat in a high chair at the table for the first time ever (in a restaurant).He was busy chatting up the ladies next to us and trying to lecture a decorative streetlight for a while. He let loose a belly full of laughs when I lay him on my head. Elizabeth took a few shots with her camera phone, hopefully she can get one of those up here. It was such a wonderful laugh, so adorable, so pure. It was a great weekend. I don't want it to end.


Goodnight Calder, Daddy loves you!