breakfast in bed

Dennis has been getting up earlier and earlier. This morning it was six o' clock, on the dot. I am not the kind of person who functions well at this time of morning, and Dennis knows this. He tried several times to get me up. At six, he came in and pounced on me and said "I'm kinda hungry, Mommy" and his Daddy, who was already up getting ready for work, fixed him breakfast. After David left, he came back in and dumped a cold can of caffeine-free Diet Coke on me and said "this will help you feel better", and had it been Coke Zero (with caffeine), I might have indeed enjoyed it and felt better, but it was one of Uncle Denny's brand of Coke and I asked Dennis to put it back for me. No caffeine, no need. A while later, he brought in a package of string cheese from the refrigerator and said "here's your breakfast, Mommy" and "can I have one, too?", so I got him a string cheese out of the bag and he put the rest back in the fridge. The last straw was when he brought in 2 Fudgesicles. I got up and put them back. It was way too early for a popsicle, way too early to watch him get chocolate all over himself, and I promised him we'd have one a little later. Mainly it's because I didn't want to eat a popsicle and I usually end up eating half of the Fudgesicle that he never finishes. Imagine my surprise when he did finish the entire thing a little later when I let him have it! It was a three-baby-wipe event, not too bad, and he jumped up and down with delight and said "I LOVE chocolate popsicles!".

He told me he'd be in the bathroom and he'd be right back (after hearing me tell him the same thing a bit earlier). I waited and became concerned after he didn't emerge for a while. I tried the knob--it was locked--and he yelled "I'm in the bathroom, I'll be out in a minute" but then fortunately unlocked the door. I entered to see him applying deodorant to his belly. There were globs of toothpaste in the sink and he had the plunger sticking out of the toilet. I'm glad to know he had such fun in there. I wish he'd use the room for its intended purpose!