Doesn't Anyone Ever Sleep Around Here?

Last night with Gramoo and Easton went great, so we heard. Auntie Lauren had a case of the sniffles so she opted out of exposing Easton in time for a holiday cold (wise move). So Eastie and Guhbah were on their own and it sounded like they had a really great time and lots of fun while we were at our party. I'm glad to hear it all went so well after his clingyness all day. Woo hoo! Here we are before we left for the event:

Who are they calling anemic? :) Sheesh, I'm whiter than the wall!

The party was fine, the dessert buffet was pathetic (oh well), and Jason enjoyed the open bar so that I could drive home. :) We came home to this:

Gramoo brought all kinds of fun stuff for Easton so that's Playdoh cut out with cookie cutters you see there on the plate. Then those fun holiday "growing" sponges where you put a capsule in water and those shapes emerge...and last but not least: stamps on paper. Easton loves stamps at Kindermusik and Gymsters. I bet he had a blast with all that last night and I loved how they saved it for us to see. Too cute. In fact, Easton and Gramoo were having so much fun that Easton wasn't even asleep until after 8:45. That's finally when my mom decided to leave his room, with him still awake. I always leave with him awake but she's used to rocking him to sleep because he's had a tough time changing up the routine in the past, I think. Oh well. When I heard how late his bedtime was I groaned, "Shish (actually I said the word that sounds like shish)...he'll be up at 6." Noooooooo...uh-uh...he was up at 5. It was lovely, ummm...NOT! He was in there for a good 10-15 minutes making his usual non-stop up for the day sounds. So, I went in there and rocked him and put him back to bed. Jason heard him again around 6 or so but he stopped on his own and didn't get up again until 7:45ish. Meanwhile, Jason didn't come to bed till midnight (thanks to his coffee and Kahlua). Then, he couldn't sleep for very long perhaps due to the other open bar offerings? So, I slept fine till 5 and then I was pretty much done. Bummer. I'm hoping for a nap for myself but the blog was calling. We'll see...

With his restless night Easton's been a bit of a crank pot this morning. Sometimes he's like that even with a good night's rest though so you never know what the deal is. Anyway, he was up and awake for over 2 hours before he was willing to come downstairs with me for my breakfast. Of course he's not eating much still (the teething?) but this morning he has guzzled down enormous quantities of milk. Like, as much as he normally drinks in a day he's had in 4.5 hours. Goodness!

Quick funny story from today--I was using the facilities and Easton was playing in the family/living room. The doorbell rang and Easton went to the door and started knocking back and saying, "Tih tee" (trick or treat). It made me smile. Sometimes if the doorbell rings he gets excited and says, "Guhbah!" It was not trick or treaters or Gramoo...just a Christmas package I ordered online.

Anyway, we haven't left the house or changed out of our jammies yet but here's pics from this morning:

And, copying Daddy when Daddy makes the rhino visit during dinner and drinks Easton's milk:

Some silly faces:



Sticking a marshmallow to his face, but not eating them (they were for my hot chocolate):


And lastly, showing how he can sometimes walk up the stairs without holding onto anything. He's heading up for his nap...


A nap or at least a little sack time with my new book is sounding pretty good to me right about now too so off I go...bye!