Back to his old tricks

Thank goodness. William is back to his old tricks once again!




















Here's how you know William is feeling better:

1. He begs for Big People food again. Yesterday, he wanted Mama's ice cream and Daddy's sausage pizza. He pulled himself up on our legs and smiled that winning smile, trying to persuade us to give him a bite or two. (And you get a big gold star if you guessed correctly that I gave him several bites of ice cream and that David refused to hand over the pizza.)

2. He sings and screeches loudly, only to sing and screech even louder when you try to shush him.

3. He happily crams an entire piece of cheese into his mouth and grins widely so that you can see that he managed to fit the entire piece of cheese into his mouth.

4. He dances. And dances. And dances some more.

5. He tries to bounce up and down on the bed when his daddy is trying to wrestle him into his pajamas.

Yes, by Saturday morning, William was really back to his old self (see above). I feel much better too. David kept saying, this is just a virus, but I think it's the prerogative of any mother to worry about her sick baby.

Tomorrow, we head to the Palm Springs airport bright and early to begin our big trip to Natchez. David's going to Nashville to close on our new house. So we're both frantically trying to pack today. I'm trying to figure out which toys and books to pack to entertain William during the course of a long day. I'm a little nervous about flying with him this time around because he's so much bigger and more active. No more long naps in his carseat or in my arms. I have a feeling that we're going to have a much more active experience this time around...