Running on Fumes
Since returning from Denver, Kai is having a hard time getting back into his old routine. He’s had a tantrum every day. Technically he didn’t have one yesterday, as it didn’t start until after midnight. And not long after it ended he had another one. He has quite a strong will now - much more so than when he was a baby - so the tantrums can really drag on. The first one was triggered by his dissatisfaction with the arrangement of his blankets (”the blankets are going crazy daddy!”) and the second one by his desire to go downstairs at 2:30AM rather than go to sleep. His tantrums almost always happen when he’s sleepy, as I think that’s when he’s least able to control himself. Since I have to get up at 5:15 to make it to work (I work 6:30-3), I’ve had about 2 hours of sleep. I’ll be ok as long as I get some decent sleep tonight.
Otherwise, Kai and I have been having a really good time. With my work schedule, I spend time with him in the afternoon while Maria finishes her work. The weather is getting nice enough that we can play outside now, which means Kai gets to play with the other kids in the neighborhood. Yesterday it was a game of tag/hide-and-seek with two 7 year olds. Kai got tired after a while, so he made me carry him and run up and down the block. With the extra weight I wasn’t any faster than the kids, so it was a fair game. I certainly got my exercise for the day!
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