Zeeke's been having some strong feelings lately. Dropoffs at daycare have become tear-filled ordeals where he refuses to let go of Steve and sometimes has to be dragged off by a teacher. Part of the problem is that he's abandoned their normal goodbye routine, but there's probably more to it than that. On the positive side, he's been extremely loving lately. We're overflowing with hugs and kisses and declarations of love.
He's also started calling us "baby." Were not sure if it's something he picked up at school or from Elmo, but he responds to most questions with either "yes, baby" or "no, baby."
Saturday morning, his pal Zoe came over for a drop-off playdate. They swam and see-sawed in the backyard, then played a complicated version of house that involved lots of climbing into bed together, drinking tea, and protecting their baby sister from vampires.
Sunday morning, Steve & Zeeke went to the dinosaur museum, where they spent a while playing with Lego and K'nex. Zeeke got completely over his fear of the animatronic dinosaur just in time for the arrival of more of them. After his nap, all three of us went to Jersey to spend the afternoon with Katie, Dave & Greta. The kids had a great time playing in the sprinkler and trying to get the adults soaked.
Conversations with Zeeke:
"Daddy, I heard that in India, a vampire kidnapped a gypsy's brother and the brother got killed by the hunters of India who live in the forest and there's plants that can walk around and kill you."