Considering the action-packed day Jude and I had yesterday, I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that he went down for a nap a mere three hours after waking up, but I am. I mean, yes, the dark circles under his eyes were screaming “I NEED A NAP,” but I really thought that after eleven hours of hardcore sleep last night, he would be able to make it to mid-day before needing to rest. I was wrong.
Nori, my best friend in this here windy city, got back into town after having been in Michigan for the past five weeks. Nori’s oldest daughter and Jude love playing together, so yesterday, after a nap and some lunch (and a second viewing of Monsters, Inc.,
Nori and her family live across the street from a really nice playground. We took the kiddos there and let them run wild. They climbed and ran and played in the sandbox and generally had a really great time. I say “generally” because Jude fell off of a short concrete wall and went headfirst onto the sidewalk behind him, and ended up with a nasty cut/abrasion on his forehead. The fall and the injury only phased him for a few minutes, then he was up and running around again.
After the park, we walked to Jimmy John’s and Potbelly’s to pick up some dinner and had a picnic in the Emerald City Gardens at Oz Park. Jonathan, Nori’s husband, showed up shortly after we finished eating and proceeded to take all three children and entertain them. The kids spotted a few butterflies, and Jude took great pleasure in showing them to me.
We ended the at the playground in Oz Park. By the time 7:15pm rolled around, everyone, adults included, was beat. Josh, who had recently met up with us, Jude, and I said goodbye to our friends started the trek back to the red line station. Jude was in bed and asleep by 8:30pm. He slept, nearly straight through, until 7:35 this morning. I started writing this post at around 11:30am, and at that point, he had already been asleep for at least 35 minutes.
I guess yesterday was a little more fun than he could handle.
