Episode II FutureBoy Meets FutureBoy....

That daddy sure means business...

I tried to resist, but daddy is pretty persuasive when he wants to be.

When mommy went away on business (still not sure what that meant...) Daddy spoke to me very calmly and asked if I could be brave for him. He asked if I could put my head down and close my eyes. He asked if I could be quiet for him so he could get some sleep.

I tried...and what do you know...I could do these things!

When I wake up later and it is still dark he comes to me and changes my diaper and asks the same questions and I can't help but try... I can tell it makes daddy happy, especially in the morning!

Also daddy has figured out something that makes me really sleepy... Toe Jam!



Seriously, look at the effect it has on me...



Daddy was happy about my sleeping in my crib for four straight nights!

Then mommy came home.

Daddy took me out that day to get mommy a card for mommy's birthday.



This card really seemed to make mommy very happy.

I think mommy thought it was her fault when I realized that I didn't have my Zoe doll and refused to go back to sleep at night. I still don't know why they wouldn't give it to me. But after the first night of mommy being back I was not going back in that crib.

I decided to write a letter to mommy to try to explain all the reasons why I need my Zoe doll...



When I showed her the letter, she really didn't understand. I am not sure why, my writing was pretty well done and my drawings were some of my best yet...



Oh well....

One person who did seem to care about my Zoe doll was Futureboy.

FutureBoy seemed as pleased as my daddy about my sleeping in the crib again, maybe even happier. He was always hanging around when daddy wasn't in my room, hiding in the closet or going into the attic when daddy came in to put me back to sleep at night.

I'm not sure how I figured it out but I was had an idea that maybe FutureBoy had my Zoe doll. I have gotten used to him hanging around but I still don't really trust him...I mean - Who is this kid really anyway? he probably got jealous of Zoe and took her away, maybe he wants all the credit for keeping me asleep at night.

This is when I decided to take matters into my own hands.

I was going to brave like daddy asked, but this time it was a bit more dangerous...

After bed time one night when mommy and daddy were both snoring loudly, I woke up. With great effort and skill I jumped out of my crib and landed right on my Marty the Monkey chair!

I couldn't believe I did it!



Apparently neither could FutureBoy. When he came in from the attic and didnt see me in the crib and didn't see me in bed with mommy and daddy he freaked!

And then things got weirder.

Just as he came running back into the room from the hall, he also came back into the room from the attic again...
that's right, now there were two FutureBoys standing in my room looking at each other!

One on my right...



And one on my left...



The newer FutureBoy seemed more calm about the meeting...in fact he said to the original FutureBoy:

"Calm down and just keep looking for him, try downstairs!"

Original FutureBoy said:

"What are you doing here? You know what running into my future self could mean to me!"

New FutureBoy just said:

"Yes, I know...that's wht you should just keep looking and act like you never saw me... Besides I already know you'll find him soon. Go look down stairs. And don't trip over the dog this time or you'll wake up the dog and start a chain reaction of event that could lead to us being...


And as soon as the Original FutureBoy went out of the room the newer FutureBoy closed the attic door that covered me in the first place, which is why original FutureBoy never saw me there.

Newer FutureBoy smiled calmly and handed me my Zoe doll. He said mommy forgot to tell daddy that it was in the coat-closet at daycare on Friday and she was there until now.

He picked me up and put me in bed.

He said the same things daddy said...be brave for your daddy now and go to sleep...put your head down...close your eyes...go to sleep Spencer...then he added:

" and no more jumping out of your crib...Marty won't always be underneath you."

I was still kind of confused but those familiar words and my newly returned Zoe doll had me calmed enough to give it a shot.
Mommy and Daddy would probably think I just slept though the night.

Even though this night may prove to cause more sleeplessness trying to figure it out...it did make me tired.

How did FutureBoy know anything about where Marty the Monkey would be...

Whatever, he did bring Zoe back...

Episode I Spencer Carlyle Meets FutureBoy....

Hello peoples. My name is Spencer Carlyle, and I do not sleep alone!

I don't sleep in some dark room, confined by bars, with no one else around.

I go to sleep with either my mommy or my daddy (usually mommy). When I wake up several times in the night to check, I like to make sure one of the 'rents are around by kicking at an exposed body part. It makes me feel better if a warm dutiful body is keeping me safe.

I bring this up because a few months ago I was really scared by some older kid who was staring at me in the middle of the night from outside my bedroom window. When I started screaming he disappeared, but I absolutely refused to spend another night in that room alone. Don't let the nice little polka dots fool you. This resembles a jail cell don't you think?



Well I am not going to go back in there no matter what.

And why should I? Look at the options I have instead:

This is my new bed in my new room. (the 'rents still call it the "spare bedroom" but we all know it's mine now, just look at my new pillows)



And this is my second favorite place to sleep - mommy and daddy's bed.



As you can see, there really is no need for me to go back to "the cell". I know mommy or daddy will keep me safe from any kid scaring me in the middle of the night.

Oh yeah...about that kid...

He came back recently.

Now, don't be too alarmed. He's not stalking me outside my window anymore. He acutally came in and talked to me.

Now remember, I'm like... not even two years old so if you don't use phrases I am familiar with I tend to not be able to understand you. So as this kid rushed through his explanation, very little of it went through one ear and stuck around long. Actually, he was kind of interrupting me while I was eating my mac & cheese.



What I did understand from the blabbering idiot wasn't much. But one thing he kept repeating was crib, crib, crib. Plus, he did a lot of apologizing. He hangs around alot while I'm eating and pops in while the 'rents are preparing my next bowl of mac & cheese. One funny thing about it is - if I am done eating before he gets a chance to finish talking he tells me to ask for "more". This word "more" is pretty handy. I say more and mommy or daddy goes and gets another helping of whatever I say "yes" to. Then it's another minute of really rushed apoplogizing and some kinda annoying soothing talk about...crib...blah, blah....crib. If I am not hungry for this last helping of conversation extender I just put it in one of the compartments of the high chair I sit in, or I put it on the seat next to me. If they bring me more drink I whip the cup to the floor...It makes a fun loud sound...and mommy and daddy seem to be entertained by hearing themsleves say "uh oh!".

Anyway...where was I? It turns out my new "friend" seems genuinely sorry for scaring me and just seems really concerned about getting me back to sleeping in the crib.

Oh yeah and get this...

He says he's from the future.

Really!? He just kind of gave me a big head ache with that last bombshell.



After laughing at him for a good long while, I signaled for the end of meal wiping-up with: "All done!" He left me with a book. He said it might convince me he is for real and that he would need it back.

Now I love books, especially the ones with animals or Elmo or some other Sesame Street monsters. This book made no sense to me and I have no idea why he left it for me. What a "Flux Capacitor" is I'll never know!? The thing read like a manual for a car...boring!



Whatever...

'Turns out the new visits have coincided with my dad's attempts to leave me in the crib - alone - in the dark - and while mommy is out of town. He better be trying pulling a mean joke on me.

I wonder if my new friend knew about this? And who is this kid anyway? I'm going to sleep as soon as my daddy gives in and takes me to the real bed. I guess I'll find out more next time dady refills my mac & cheese.... he better not be messin' with me.

I've had enough practical jokes for one evening. Goodnight Futureboy.