Conor's Sunday Funday

Day 26:

Big fun-day today, Son! Once again your Mom was up with you the better part of the night while you protested and fussed about the very notion of sleep. Seems you're only sleep-averse at night, Conor. I thought this was cute early on... Kind of a similar trait of mine. Your old man being a night-owl and all. But I think now Mommy and I are ready for you to get some sleep in the dark hours... Of course, your wild night of partying with Mommy translates in to yours truly getting up at the crack of dawn to make sure you get your morning change, morning bottle, and changed again... So I'm in bed at 1:30am and up at 5:30am while Mommy is up at 2:00am and comes back to bed at 5:00am. This Conor, is what's called "paying your dues". God willing, you'll have the same honor someday. And though tedious, make no mistake it is an honor...

So, to compensate for Conor the Lion Heart's night-time-awake-and-alert routine I had to figure out how to get you to stay awake longer during the day. Seems you really like the sound of my voice because as long as I'm talking to you, you stay awake! So I pulled up "Winnie the Pooh" on my iPhone and began to read. We read better than half the book! And you stayed awake through it all... Sure, I've already read you Dr. Seuess' "The "Cat in the Hat", as well as Shel Silverstein's "The Giving Tree" (the very first book I learned to read cover to cover and a favorite still today!), but "Winnie the Pooh" is a bit more of an involved read. What's more, as I was reading it to you it dawned on me, I'd only ever seen the cartoons! I'd never read "Winnie the Pooh" and I gotta say, I love it! I can see why it's such a timeless children's tale. Maybe some day I'll write one myself...

So Conor An Chroí Lion, it's almost 1:00am. Time to put you down for the night... Think you can control your roar 'til at least 4:00am? Let's hope so! But if no, not a bother. For tomorrow we'll try to keep you awake again and finish "Winnie the Pooh"... Sounds like a pretty good day, actually.

Sleep tight, Conor. I love you.
-Dad