Catching up and falling behind

 
 I have a running list of things I need to write, but finding time to eat and bathe have taken priority lately.

These pictures were taken over two weeks ago, when Cora was almost six weeks old.

Here are a couple of stories, scattered impressions, and photos cobbled together during what precious little free time I get.

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A couple of weeks ago, back in those early first days I spent alone with the kids, those days in between having my in-laws here and my mom here, Gus locked himself in his room.

Exhaustion made panic impossible. And somehow Gus stayed calm, too.

For over an hour, I worked on different ways to get Gus out of his room. I stuck all matter of objects into the small hole in the doorknob after running my hand over the tops of every door frame in the house for a key, any key. Finally, I searched the Craftsman in the garage and found a set of hex keys. They didn't work either.

I found out later that our doors are not of the common "stick a clothes hanger in there and push" variety but rather employ the kind of lock that opens with a small flathead screw driver, one normally used to fix spectacles and the like.

Imagine me doing all of this while nursing because Gus would manage to lock himself in his room during a cluster feed.

It just occurred to me that Cluster Feed and Charlie Foxtrot share something in common....

Once I put Cora down, I determined to take the whole damn doorknob apart.

When we put the doorknob back together again, we made sure the lock was on the outside.

Before you start suggesting kiddie-proofing the doors, know that in our home the doorknob bulbs (the ones that cause house guests without children endless embarrassment when they try to use your bathroom) are absolutely useless.

My little engineer can take them apart and put them back together again.

(Written while Cora sleeps, Gus watches Word World, and I make chewy chocolate chunk molasses cookies.)

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Pictures taken about a week ago....

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On Wednesday we drove all the way to Roswell, and on Thursday we drove the rest of the way to Texas and family.

I now have a little more time to write and take pictures and post them, but that time will run out all too soon.

Upcoming Posts: Halloween, Great-Grandparents, and funny things said by the Pilot....