Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Baby It's Cold Outside

These past few weeks we have come to the realization that we are raising a nudist. Every night after we put him to bed he immediately strips off his pajamas. For special occasions (what constitutes a special occasion we have yet to determine) he will sometimes doff his diaper as well.
This habit has become particularly concerning as the weather has recently turned. And when I say turned, I mean school has been canceled for three days. Ooof. Ark. Gak. Ow. Your prayers for my sanity and the health of my perpetually jumped on sofa cushions are appreciated.

So our bedtime routine now involves sneaking in after he has drifted off to put the footie jammies back on his adorable, sleeping, shivering baby body. I love my life.

9 comments:

amydear said...

Hey! We have school today. Ironically, it's also early release day. Happy early winter break! If it snows today (and it's supposed to), I'm sure they'll be home again tomorrow. Sigh.

Julie said...

Well, on the glass-is-half-full side of things, you can be happy that he is just taking off his clothes. Our oldest used to do that, but then he'd poop (it was like it was on command), climb out of bed, then drive his trucks through it and shut bits of it inside his books. Many trucks and books became casualties of that phase.

Aspen said...

Wow, that comment above is just gross and should make any mom thankful! What is it with kids and clothes? They really aren't a necessity for them.

Mandy said...

Julie,
Thanks for the perspective. That is disgusting. I am thankful that you (and Drew) managed to live through it.

Alisha B. Whitman said...

If you can believe it, Dallas actually shuts down more than here. Nobody goes on the freeways and no business open.
Meri has taken to removing all clothing and her diaper too. This usually happens when she wants to play dress-up. Apparently princesses don't wear diapers.

Swordfish said...

We had a naked baby also, I was so worried that I would check on him multiple times in a night to make sure he was ok.

Parkside View said...

Okay, between this post and Julie's comment, I am cracking up right now! Ain't motherhood grand!

Amy D said...

That looks familiar. Connor likes to sleep in his summer jammies when it's 20 degrees outside. Best of luck with the kids being out of school for so many days. As if 2 1/2 weeks isn't enough of a "vacation"...whose vacation is it, anyway? Certainly not the Moms'!!!

MegaPPod said...

At least he sleeps deeply enough for you to put the jammies back on.