Weekly Review 112

Hello and welcome to Weekly Review 112! The past week had it all. There was playing (lot’s of playing, actually), exhaustion, tons of sleeping, a birthday party and more. Follow along below to hear all about it.

It started around 6 AM on Monday. I was sitting at the counter scrolling on the useless social media apps I’ve become addicted to and eating my big bowl of corn flakes. About halfway through my meal I hear little footsteps, which are also surprisingly heavy, running down the stairs. So I did what any parent would do: I acted like I fell asleep at the counter. I laid my head down, closed my eyes, and let out a few soft snores.

Mr. O saw me and snuck up to me. Then he screamed, “SURPRISE!” to “scare” me. I jumped up and screamed. He loved it. He was laughing hysterically, lol. After I finished my food, fed him, and got us both dressed for school and work, Mr. O demanded I play with him. “You better play with me daddy!”. Of course, with the little time we had I made the most of it. I sat on the floor and we played with his tiny toys. Then I brushed his hair, helped him put his backpack on, and took him to school. It hasn’t gotten any easier dropping him off. He still screams, cries, and wraps himself around my legs.

It’s not embarrassing, it’s just sad. I know he enjoys school, and his teachers tell us that he is fine a few minutes after we leave, but it’s hard for me to leave him when he’s calling for me like that! In the evening we watched the Bears play Monday Night Football against the reigning Super Bowl Champs, the Seattle Seahawks. The Bears won! I love this team. I truly think they can win it all this year.

On Tuesday morning I was awake at 5 AM. I sat at the counter quietly eating my breakfast and waiting to hear those little footsteps coming down the stairs again. This time they never came. Mr. O slept in until 7! After he woke up and Lea dressed him for the day, he came running downstairs to play. I turned on Wake Up Barstool to hear their thoughts on the Bears game because I love people actually talking positively about the Bears for once. As that was playing in the background, Mr. O and I sat on the floor and played “Shop”. He set up his Bluey cash register and I grabbed a few of his toys to “buy”. I brought one of them to the register, where he greeted me with “What?”. I said, “I’d like to buy this car please.” He said, “Okay”, and handed it back to me. I asked, “How much do I pay for it?”, to which he replied, “One hundred dollars.” When I asked him why this one car was so expensive, all he said was, “It’s my job.”

When I took another toy up to the register, he informed me it would cost, “one million dollars.” This guys prices were outrageous! He didn’t budge either. I had to set up a payment plan to pay for this dinosaur. In the evening, Lea went out to dinner with one of her friends, so I made Mr. O, my father-in-law, and myself cheeseburgers. Then we hung out for a bit, watched TV, and I played with Mr. O until we all went to sleep.

On Wednesday I woke up feeling completely out-of-it. It was such a weird feeling but I knew it was going to be a bad day for me. I was still congested in my ears and nose (although they were clearing out, it wasn’t even close to gone yet), my body was completely exhausted, and my mind could not focus on anything difficult. I logged into my work laptop and took the day off. I dropped Mr. O off at school and then came home and went to bed. I slept on and off from 9 AM to 3 PM. It was incredible! I only woke up for about 20-30 minutes and then would fall right back to sleep.

On Thursday morning everyone in our house slept in. When I woke up I felt so much better. My sinuses were clearing up, my body felt great and ready-to-go, and I knew it was going to be a good day. Work went by quickly and when I came out of my office for the final time, Mr. O was thrilled. He was waiting all day to play with me and I couldn’t wait to forget about work and focus on him and my family. Lea made dinner while we played and then we watched a little bit of the Thursday Night Football game before I put the little guy to bed for the night. It was a good day.

On Friday we got the go-ahead to leave an hour earlier than we normally do. Our management team usually does this for everyone after we get through a really difficult period, which typically requires a lot of overtime and increased production goals. It was a great email to receive. When I got off of work at 4 PM, Mr. O and I went to Target. I had to get a birthday card for his godmother and a “good luck” card for our niece, who was starring in Shrek the musical this coming weekend.

After we picked out the cards Mr. O and I took a stroll around the store. First, we went to check out some clothes for me. I’ve been wanting to buy more adult/professional clothes for work and for going out with Lea and/or our friends. I ended up buying two sweaters that I really like. They’re both striped sweaters, but each has different colors. And yes… I did think of Spongebob and his striped sweater song the entire time I was considering buying them (and even after). Next we went to the toy aisle, where I warned Mr. O we would not be buying any toys this time, but he could look and tell me which ones he wanted for Christmas and his birthday. Long story short, we left with a new remote controlled Batmobile toy he really wanted. “Pleasssseeee Daddy, Pleassssee! I really want it!”.

When we came home Lea had dinner ready. I quickly ate and went upstairs to get ready. Lea and I were headed to Mr. O’s godmother’s birthday party (no kids allowed). My aunt came over to spend some time with Mr. O and put him to bed shortly after we left. The party was fun! It was nice seeing people we enjoy spending time with, and it was great to get out of the house for a bit.

On Saturday my body would not let me sleep in. It said, “You’ve had enough rest!”. I was up around 5:30ish again. I went downstairs to eat and soon enough, Mr. O was up and followed me. I turned on Bluey for him while I finished my food. Then I made him breakfast and we continued playing with his new toy. Later on in the morning, Lea left for my in-laws for the night. She was going to watch our nieces play. Mr. O and I stayed back home with my father-in-law because he is almost done with our basement (yay!) and wanted to stay through the weekend to get it done.

We spent most of the day playing and in the evening, when my father-in-law came up for dinner, we put on Adam Sandler’s Big Daddy and hung out for a while before Mr. O went to bed. I love that movie.

On Sunday I woke up to an empty bed. I decided to go back to sleep since no one else was awake, but it didn’t last long. Mr. O’s door slowly creaked open and he sprinted across the hall into our room. He apparently didn’t care that I was lying there in bed, because he started calling for his mom. “Momma?…Momma!”He was yelling all over the house. It was so sweet but so sad, lol. He thought as soon as he woke up she would be home. When I finally got up I called him back into my room and he had a big smile on his face. We went downstairs to play and eat breakfast and had ourselves a good time. Later in the morning, Lea came home and Mr. O sprinted out the front door to give her a hug. He’s the sweetest. We spent the day playing, watching football, and hanging out. In the evening, I was in the middle of making dinner when the power went out all over town. No one knows why yet, but our dinner was ruined! Mr. O and I ran to the car and drove to Culver’s in the town next door. We picked up dinner for all of us and headed home. When we came back the power miraculously turned back on! Just in time to watch the Bears game.

That is what I am currently doing as I write this. The Bears are up in the 3rd quarter, Lea is sitting next to me on the couch working, and Winston the Cat is between us. Although there wasn’t much going on, it was a good week.

A Moment I’m Still Thinking About

I’m still thinking about playing Shop with Mr. O. I love his little imagination, how talkative he is, and how he makes up these games, sets the rules, and loves playing them. His little personality shines through and I just love seeing him turn into this “kid”, I guess. He’s growing fast and it’s sad, but it’s also so beautiful to see.

Thanks for reading!

Peter

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