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...