When things go well

Most of the entries in this space concern some of the more humorous or challenging experiences with the kids. It's worth, however, remembering that things do go pretty easily sometimes. Yesterday, before Sarah's plane, she took Jamie to the 3-D dinosaur IMAX movie. He seems to have enjoyed the movie, even though, predictably, he did not want to wear the glasses.

As Connor watched her and Jamie go out the door he began crying. I settled him down and began reading him a book and he sort of leaned over and let his head fall on my lap. Yawns and eye-rubbies immediately ensued. It was a little early for a nap I thought but then he had just eaten and gotten a new diaper. I suggested it to him and for once he said quietly, "Yeah." So we read a couple of books upstairs and he pointed to the crib and said "Buh-bee (baby) nigh-nigh!" So I plopped in the crib and that was the last that was heard of him for two hours. Sometimes, not too often, parenting is easy.