i got pretty excited and conjured up some pretty serious scenarios in my head, with all of them playing, but since i am pretty lazy i resigned myself to just using buzz. i really love the initial scene with buzz and the toys, his bravado has him believing he really is THE buzz lightyear. he claims to be able to fly and pulls off a maneuver, aided with a ceiling fan that actually looks like his is flying.
this morning when you came down looking for Roxy, the ceiling fan was on, he and buzz were flying though the sky! jack instantly found the two of them and said "mom, you aren't going to believe this!" you were clever enough to even remember that the toys came to life at night and you gathered that Roxy and buzz had a chance meeting this morning. one going back to being a toy, as another was returning from his trip to the north pole! i love that you got it and i didn't have to explain my master scheme!
it was a good idea, in theory, but the longer the fan went, the further and further down the blade buzz went. i was just certain he was going to fly off and break a window. i ruled it a "no ceiling fan" day and you both seemed okay with it. i knew that was too easy.
because this is what i found you doing later. . .
they made excellent target practice! thank God for the nerf blaster from uncle tim!
after several days of this Roxy bit, i have determined our elf could use some improvements. for starters, it would be a million times easier to work with if it had wire insides. he is bendable but doesn't stay in the shape without much work. definitely a design flaw. he also really needs to have sticky palms, there are a few places i am going to have to bust out the double sided tape for. i think he could also have moving eyes. kinda creeps me out the way he is always looking at me in the same stare. happy and shifty; like he could be holding a knife behind his back or something.
in other news, as i am typing this, your sweet baby sister is in her first night of "crying it out." that little biscuit has been waking up nearly every two hours a night for the last couple of weeks. she isn't hungry and clearly has gotten me trained to get up and put her back to sleep. while i love her dearly and want to comfort her, i am exhausted and she has developed some really crappy sleeping habits. i hope this night is relatively painless for all of us. i had your dad move her crib into our room to spare buggy the grief. eleanor has gotten too big for the bassinet so i am hoping this new sleeping arrangement will also benefit her through the night. less cramped quarters. pray for all of us, this could be a long night.
jack had his weekly swimming lessons this evening and is doing a bang up job. he swam the entire length of the pool twice sans help! i don't usually get to take him so it was a treat tonight to do so. he kept his eyes on me the way back to make sure i was watching. he smiled, pointed to me and told someone "hey, that's my mom over there."
now, this might seem really silly and premature but in that moment my eyes welled up with tears. i am not really sure how to describe the feeling; some where between a mix of feeling humble, happy and proud. it never ceases to amaze me the sense of wonder and amazement i get to see you all accomplish something new. i got all leaky and thought to myself, its not like you just graduated from high school; it was kinda silly to feel that way over a monday night swimming lesson. but the longer i watched you beam at your own accomplishment i thought about how each and every single one of these moments is a milestone in its own right. you're never going to have that moment again and i was happy to be there to witness it, as i am with all the rest of your endeavors. i have to admit, i was really honored to be your mother during that half hour, especially when you pointed me out. it was almost as if you saw me and were proud of me too! that is a pretty awesome validation for all the hard work that goes into being a mommy. thanks for that, boo boo, you really made my day.
(i am happy to report that baby e cried for less than 16 minutes total and is out cold now! it was much easier this go 'round than the night i decided it was jack's turn to learn how to put himself to sleep. your dad and i sat right outside your door for hours. you cried. i cried. i felt horrible. soon enough you figured it out and then we all started sleeping through the night which is yet another wonderful milestone. i am hoping i can report the same news for baby eleanor tomorrow.)
daddy's turn tonight, tune in tomorrow for my full report.
"hey, buzz! you're flying!" - woody
"this isn't flying, this is falling with style!" -buzz
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