Dad goes to Alaska - Letters from home - Day 4

Email number four from the boy.  This one is short... but so sweet!

P.S.  We are headed out for our first family camping trip this weekend. Hence, there is definitely promise for excellent pictures and stories to be posted next week! 

Hi Dad,

Today is Wednesday, but Mom was really tired last night, so we didn’t get to write before we went to bed. Well, actually, I fell asleep on her while I was nursing, and stayed there pretty much all night long.  

Stosh and Melinda came over last night and we played Scrabble.  This was my big word for the game... In honor of you.

We miss you lots, Dad.  I hope the fishing is getting better, but I am sure you are having a good time.

Will write more tonight.  Maybe something interesting will happen today that I can write about tonight. You never know with Grandma around.  She’s awesome!

Lots of love and hugs,

Sully and Mom 

Dad goes to Alaska - Letters from home - Day 3

Email number three from Sully while I was in Alaska.  What  a kid!

Dear Dad,

Big news... I finally got up the courage to profess my love for Lola, the Lobster.  I told her in 2 languages that she was Lovely.  I feel so free now... we can move on with our relationship and really get to know each other.  Women are so hard to understand.  How do you do it, Dad?  I think she’s happy, but it’s hard to tell.  I mean, look at the photo of her in my lap in the swing.  She’s smiling, we’re laughing and counting to five in English and Spanish.  It was a good time.  Then I wanted to listen to my duck play symphony music (see other photo), and I think Lola got jealous.  How can I make her understand that the duck is just a duck... just friends... and that I really only have eyes for her?  Oh, I wish you were here to help me with this.  I hope it doesn’t go sour before Saturday!

Check out my tummy time picture.  I got this sweet new wrist rattle today at Whole Foods!  Other than the score on the rattle, the trip to Whole Foods was largely unexciting.  It’s groceries.  Really.  What is there for me to get excited about?  I can’t eat any of the stuff that Mom buys anyway.  I pulled a good one while we were there... you would have been proud.  Mom left Grandma in the foofy-soap aisle to browse, with me, while she went to get some buttermilk.  As soon as Mom was out of sight, I started screaming, held my breath, made my face turn all red... it was quite an attention-getter!  By the time Mom got back with the buttermilk, Grandma was almost in a lather, and there were about five people staring at me wondering what was wrong.  It was great!  I was fine... just needed to make sure everyone was paying attention. 

Red dog says to tell you hello.  Mom took a picture of her today.  She had a bath yesterday, so she doesn’t stink half as bad as she did before.  Wesley came over today and took her for a walk.  Mom was glad of that, because since Mom tried to rip her toe off, it has been hard for her to walk a lot.  That means she couldn’t take Selkie for a walk, and you know how she is if she doesn’t get her exercise.  Oh, and she threw up on the carpet.  That made Mom swear. 

Mom misses you a lot.  I think I saw her crying a little bit today, but she didn’t want me to see.  She muttered something about how it was going to be a long week, and how she is counting the days until you get back.  I don’t know why she is counting them.  You come back on Saturday, and she could just look at a calendar to see how many more days it is.  Oh these women... Dad, being the only guy in the house is hard!

Well, Mom needs to shower, so I guess I will wrap this up.  I haven’t been sleeping all night since you’ve been gone.  I’m practicing getting up at 3 and 4 am to go fishing, just in case you want to go when you get back.  That way I will be ready.

We hope you are catching lots of fish and having a good time.  Miss you lots.  Can’t wait to see you on Saturday!

Lots of love and big hugs,

Sully and Mom (and Selkie)   

Dad goes to Alaska - Letters from home - Day 2

Here is the second in the series of emails that Sully sent me while I was in Alaska.

Dear Dad,

Mom is pretty tired tonight, so I think I will have to keep this short.  She had a long day at work.  Matter of fact, she didn’t even get home until almost 6:00pm.  I missed her a lot while she was at work, but me and Grandma had a good day.  We played with Lola (remember, she’s the cute lobster... I still haven’t professed my love... I have to work up to that), and we watched the fan, and we sang and talked a lot.  Grandma pays lots of attention to me.  I like that.

I heard you caught a fish today.  That’s good, because if your new hat came home smelling like skunk, it might make me cry!  I sure hope you are taking lots of pictures so I can see all the fish you catch.

Today there are only three pictures attached.  One needed cropping (the tummy time one), but Mom was too tired to do it, so she just put it in “as is”.  But check out my reach!  I’m practically standing up!  The other one I took of myself (ok, I didn’t, but it looks like it, doesn’t it?).  And the last one is of me sleeping on Grandma’s lap.  That’s one of my new favorite things to do.  I get real fussy near bedtime, and Grandma totally falls for the “I need a little pre-bedtime nap” cry, so she holds me and rocks me, and I get a little nap in before I have to take my bath and have dinner.  You know, I don’t really need the nap, but Grandma really likes to hold me, so I figure I owe her that 30 minutes of holding-Sully-bliss for all the poopy diapers she changes. 

Let’s see... What else did we do today?  Um... We had Mexican for dinner.  I was super good during dinner. I smiled and played with my cow the whole time.  Ahhh, the ladies at the Mexican restaurant love me.  I’m hot, what can I say?

Well, Mom is about to crash, so I better wrap this up.  Tomorrow should be a big day.  I hear we are going grocery shopping.  We’ll try to work in some more pictures tomorrow, and maybe Mom can do a better job with editing.

We miss you a lot, Dad.  

Love and big hugs,

Sully and Mom 

Dad goes to Alaska - Letters from home - Day 1

While I was away in Alaska last week, Sully learned to email.  Every night, he would email me with an update of his day's activities.  He would also attach pictures, because he insisted that Mom take pictures every day so that I wouldn't forget what he looked like, or miss anything important.  I'm positive the child is gifted.

Here is the first day's email:

Hi Dad,

You’ve only been gone since this morning, but we miss you a lot already.  Mom cried in the car after she dropped you off at the airport, because she held it as long as she could... She didn’t want you to see her cry while you were leaving for your trip.  Other than that little bit of a rough start to our day, it’s been really good.

Grandma came today, so we had to go to the airport twice.  That wasn’t my favorite, because the elevator at the airport was broken, so Mom had to carry me in my stroller up and down the stairs.  She’s strong as an ox, Dad.  If I were you, I’d be careful.  She could beat you up!  I mean, I know she wouldn’t, but she could.  Scary strong, I tell ya.

After we picked Grandma up, we went to Cheesecake Factory for lunch.  Not really all that exciting for me, but the ladies seemed to enjoy it.  Then we went to Babies R Us.  Ugh.  Thankfully, Grandma stayed in the car with me while Mom went in to get what she needed.  She got a couple things for my stroller, so now I don’t have to sit on a blanket.  That’s pretty sweet.  Will you take me for a ride when you get home?  You’ll like what she’s done with it.  She also got a sunshade for the car window, some other crap, and... best of all... she got me a new toy and a new book.  The attached pictures show me and Grandma with my new toy, Lola the Lobster.  She counts to five in English and Spanish.  She’s red... and I think she’s kinda pretty.  Maybe she’ll be my girlfriend.  I don’t know... I’m kinda shy to ask her, but I will keep you posted on how that’s going, ok?  The book is a cool book about things on a farm, and it has stuff I can touch.  I like that.  You can see my new book in one of the pictures too.   

The other pictures are:

-of me and Grandma getting re-acquainted.  Boy, I’ve missed her.  She’s soft, and sweet, and she smells like a Grandma.  (That’s a good smell, by the way.)    

-of me stretching my arms over my head when I was waking up from a nap.  Again, something I do all the time.  She muttered something about how she knows that you think that’s “so cute” while she was taking the picture.  I mean, really... I take a crap and she thinks it’s cute.  I sure do have it good. 

-of me sucking on my finger.  Mom thought that was really cute, so she took a picture of it.  I don’t know why she was so impressed.  I mean, I do it all the time.  But whatever makes her happy, and keeps her from crying cause you’re not here.  Women.  Sheesh. 

Well, it is getting late so I better get to bed.  Mom has to work tomorrow.  I’m staying with Grandma tomorrow.  Hopefully she will play with Lola the Lobster with me.  Whoa.  I gotta quit thinking about that Lola, or else I won’t be able to sleep!  

We hope you are having an awesome time in Alaska, and that you are catching lots of fish.  We also hope someone is taking lots of pictures of you while you are gone, pictures with all your fish, and with all your cool new Fish Pond stuff.

Will write more tomorrow.  Headed to bed now in my new larger swaddle suit (another thing mom got at Babies R Us).  Lots more room.  Now I can stretch my feet out.  It’s good.

Night night, Dad.

Love you... the most!

Sully and Mom