traveling again - day 2

Last night was rough. We stayed at Palmer's house (our usual Monday routine). Jace started crying just after midnight and cried off and on for three hours. I am not sure why. He would calm down whenever I picked him up but as soon as I tried to lay him back down he would start up again. I'm just praying that he does better tonight.

Our day was mellow. Jace was tired this morning so he snuggled with me and watched Sesame Street after breakfast. Usually he is way to busy for snuggling. He napped pretty well today so there were no major melt downs. Some highlights of our day: Jace climbed down the stairs at Palmer's (with me one stair below him), he emptied Elaine's Tupperware cabinet (I cleaned it up while singing the Barney cleanup song), he pushed a toy car across the table at dinner tonight. One of my favorite moments today was when Jace got upset because I wouldn't let him go out the patio door. He started to cry (dramatically). His face got red and he pressed both hands against his face in such frustration that I started laughing. He was not sure what the joke was but he started laughing with me. Seriously, everyday he finds new ways to communicate (very clearly) what he wants and does not want. He is well on his way to toddlerhood (is that a word?).

A pretty tired little man.