our lives in small town, East Africa

Wednesday, May 18, 2005

why do kids get up so early?

It's 6:50 am and, believe it or not, this is sleeping in for Juma.

Yes, we have a somehow spawned a morning person. To deal with it, we take turns getting up with him. Usually I pass out on the couch while Juma watches some inane babble like "Dora the Explorer," but today I'm trying to concentrate enough to post something.

Juma's mostly potty-trained now. He's even staying dry through the night. This morning on the potty:

"I peed like four hours!"
[I have to admit, it was quite an impressive stream.]

"Two and two and two and two; two bubbles in the potty I made."
[I think this last sentence was a particularly brilliant, reversed-grammar Yoda tribute anticipating tomorrow's big opening.]

"Look I'm big! Daddy, Daddy, Daddy, I need clothes on."

That's about my limit for 7 am. Time to hit the couch.

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