Between Naps

Written as a young parent

Good morning! How did you sleep last night?

Did you have a good dream? Were you playing or running, or talking in your dreams?

Ok, lets change your pull-up and get you some food.

Nate,  I need your pants, give them to daddy.

Ok honey, let me buckle you in to your booster seat, so you can sit at the table like a big boy.

Here's you oatmeal, you can stop crying now,

The spoon works better baby if you hold the other end.

I guess you're done, your bowls on the kitchen floor, oatmeal all over the place, and you smile "Dadada"

Time for your bath, off with your cloths

Nate, dont drink the water, its soapy and yucky.

"Dadada, wassat?"

Nate, thats a cup

"Dadada, Wasssat?"

A cup, baby.

"WASSAT???"

A cup you silly babyface.

"UhOh!"

Nate, its time to get out!

"no"

Nate....

"Nononononono daddaDA!"

ok, five more minutes.

(Twenty minutes later)

Ok buddy, spongebob is on.

"bob bob?"

yes na-

"BOB BOB      BOB BOB!!!! DADA,Bob BOB!!"

I know love!

Nate, dont hit the cat

Nate

NATE!

dont hit the kitty, be nice! its getting to be nap time, honey

ok nate, your so fussy, you must be tired

Finally, nap.

Daddy's little bob bob buddy, my angel, asleep,

Twenty minutes? two hours? who knows, but he will want to play later, when he gets up.

my buddy