Cage Free

 
Jonas graduated from his crib last week and was rewarded with the Japanese equivalent of his own bed – a spot on the floor with the rest of us. This became necessary as the process of him climbing up and out of his crib became a thrilling game for him, one that he enjoyed a little too much. At bedtime, Jonas would climb out, sit by the door and stick his hands through the opening between the door and the floor. He’d then wait for us to tell him to get back into his bed, which is when he would laugh and laugh and laugh. The sterner we were, the more he’d laugh. So, while Tricia was at yoga, I pulled all the toys out of his room, broke down the crib, pulled a futon into his room, left him in there with a handful of books and barred the door. Within about 20 minutes, he was asleep. It was a miracle.

 

And ever since then, he’s gone to sleep pretty easily. He probably was wondering what we were waiting for. Now if only we could get him to sleep in on the weekends.

We went to another baseball game over the weekend. My school won. Sunday's semifinal was rained out, which I didn't find out until I biked all the way to the stadium. I assume they'll make them up Monday and hold the final on Tuesday. I expect they'll let us out of school to go watch if they make the final. We spent an hour practicing cheers last week. I'll post those in action in the next couple of days. You haven't lived until you've heard We Will Rock You sung in Japanese by teenagers.