the 7 am blues

i am trying to make a habit out of getting up early since the house is on the market. that way we have time to get breakfast and all that and i still have time to spruce up the place for any viewers.

I hear TJ waking up at 6 30 this morning. i ignored him for the most part b/c he was happy. i had to put the bumper back in his bed b/c he got his lef stuck something awful the other day. (i thought i was either going to have to call 911 or saw the rails off to get him out. AFTER i had tried to gently twist and pull and prod him free i started planning in my head what to do next. i wanted of course someone to sit with him while i hunted for the hand saw that i was praying we still had so i ran out of the nursery, threw the front door open,grabed the phone, dialed my crazy neighbors number and ran back in to him, where he was hopelessly laying on his side with his leg stuck out in front of him in the bars and his tiny hands hanging on to the rails for dear life, it was obvious he was trying to pull his leg out himself using the bars as leverage. ah but it was no use. the phone is ringing in my ear and i am praying that she is home and just as i hear her say hello i turn TJ farther on his side and his leg miraculously comes loose. i think he had been laying twisted enough on his back that his leg wasn't at the right angle to come loose. but we got it!)

anyway, he pulls and pushes on the bumper and tries to stand on it and kneel on it so we took it out. not the smartest idea i guess. well he's in there this morning just patting away at it! unless i tie the stupid thing in knots he gets it loose and drags it all to the middle of the crib and plays with it.it just doesn't feel like a safe thing for him to be playing with. but he's big enough he can't get tangled i suppose.
anyway i could hear him over the monitor. there was no sound but the quiet pat pat pat of his little hand, probably picking and patting at the teddy bears on it.

when i finally drug myself out of bed at 7 05 to go get him, he immediately got quiet and went back to sleep.

phooey!

oh well.
i'm up.
bring out the coffee.