Day 1

Okay Griff
Here we go. Da Da's online diary of things that are going on in the year 2008. What a long time ago, eh?

Your Mom and I have been working some insane hours but we hope that will subside with the summer months.

We can't wait for the end of March which means you will get your cast off and be free to start scampering. All of the time we had to Griffin proof the house has gone for naught due to a lack of sleep, energy and sickness on all of our parts. Hopefully we'll get a few things in place by the 31st or sooner as you've made it your mission to crawl, stand and take the stairs at all costs.

Here is something from February written the night before you and I fell down the stairs. You ended up Being fine and I was really scared at first as I was afraid you Had really Banked your Head I held you all the way Down the stairs until we reached the Bottom.to ended up with a Deep Bone bruise in my back but very thankful that our little turtle was ok.

Feb 24, 2008

Well Mom left to go on her gambling junket with her friends
At Blackhawk leaving you and I to be bachelors. We played a little and got you to crawl a bit until you got tired of it and mad at it almost simultaneously. I got you dressedput you in your mini stroller and took you around the block. We went over to the park and you watched boys playing soccer and a dog/kitty fetching a ball. You and I chattered back and forth most of the time. When we got back to the house we read a book and you opened to a page that said “clap hands”. When I read it to you, you immediately started clapping your hands. I was very proud of you as I think this was the first time I read something to you and you initiated the action. I know you’ll think this is pretty stupid and inconsequential but one of these days I hope you’ll realize how precious and endearing these milestones are.
We/you then sat in your specially crafted chair and I pushed you up to your table that Jeff and I made for you. I put a variety of toys there and you watched Teletubbys. You seemed very quiet and engaged in the television and I became a little worried that you were a little too quiet. Either sick, tired, or maybe you knew that Mom wasn’t around? You seemed pretty mellow the rest of the night. We went downtown and met Jeff and Chris at the Oceanaire around 7:30. You and I arrived early, a benefit that you are punctual. We sat at the fish bar and you devoured oyster crackers. You seemed to really like them almost as much as your saltines. Which is pretty much all that you eat at this point.
We tried more crakers at the table along with a black olive. You tried tasting it and promptly proceeded to brush it off your plate and onto the floor. Iwas hoping since you seemed to not get enough of them a week ago. A slice of cucumber met the same fate as well as most of the baked bread. The foursome next door commented what a good kid you were and the woman asked why you were in the cast. I commented to prevent you from crawling around tonight. I think that was the first time I made smart when someone asked though it went over well. Her son had the brace with a bar. There were only a handful of times that you sounded like you were getting fussy. I proceeded to lift you up in the air by your casted left foot fully extending my arm and then having you drop into my arms. I think Chris and Jeff and a few other people were taken back but you just smiled and laughed and forgot about whatever was making you fussy. I couldn’t believe Jeff was taken back as he was running around our house with you chasing kids and tossing you around as well. He spent most of the night annoying me by putting hot peppers or anchovies in front of you to taste until I smacked his hand away.
Again you were very mellow throughout the night though you were pretty animated with the parfait spoon. Wouldn’t try the potatoes but would whip the spoon around to the point of almost flicking the potatoes at the foursome next door. I think you thought it was a drumstick from the music class you went to with your Mom earlier in the day.
The only time you got wound up was when we were walking back to the car and we walked next to the four season’s sales office. There were some pillar spacers and I would run with you to one and stop peak around the corner and run to the next. You would just squeal. It almost sounded like a cry and it is your happy noise. We got back home and we went right to bed. Took a little bottle put you down before you were asleep and you seemed content to wrap yourself in your blinky. About 30 seconds after I left the room I think you realized that I had left and you cried for only a couple of minutes and you were asleep. In bed and out by 9:05. Very late for you but it was a special 3 men and a baby occasion. You slept until 1:30 and as usual wanted a bottle. Took a little but I noticed you weren’t drinking much and appeared not to drink that much earlier so I tried the nipple to see if it was blocked. I got my first swig of formula and rice. Yuck. Lucky I was too tired to even care. It will be nice to get a full nights sleep soon. Hopefully sometime after the cast comes off.