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The other afternoon Daddy was trying to put Nyan down for a nap by reading him a story and then, well, telling him to nap. Our young man was having none of it, and instead just laid there making silly sounds. Daddy pulled out his iPhone and, in the darkened room, took a video, which you see here (with a boost in the gain post-shooting).  It’s not much from a visual standpoint, but the songs and his general silliness certainly capture a moment.

After a few minutes of this nonsense, by the way, Daddy told the lad to go to sleep, and then left the room. Nyan talked to himself and sang for another 20 minutes or so before falling asleep for two hours. All’s well that ends well.

Not unlike his parents, our hero is, how shall we say, not always at his best in the mornings. A little grumpy at times, a little touchy now and then, usually takes a little while to get going.

But not today. This morning, we thought he was sleeping late when we suddenly heard a noise through his closed bedroom door. Not crying, or calling out for a morning cuddle. We tip-toed to the door to have a listen:

He was singing.

Nyan was quietly singing “Frere Jacques” (one of his current faves) to himself. We listened for a minute, then gently, quietly, opened the door. He couldn’t see us because of a blanket draped over the side of the crib, but we could see part of him: he was on his belly, butt up in the air, just happily singing to himself. Then the door hit the wall and made a little noise; he instantly stood up, saw Mommy and Daddy, and burst into a big smile. “Cuddle!” he said. He got plenty of ’em.

So he was definitely off on the right foot. And it only got better. Here, a few minutes later:

That’s Nyan pointing out Mommy and Daddy’s car, parked in the street below, to his pal Bo the Cow. Nice way to start the day, for all three of us.

We recently got a video monitor (supplanting the audio-only one we’d been using for the last six months). What a difference! Best purchase ever, maybe.

It shoots in infrared so we can see him crystal clear even when his room is pitch black. Very cool. It also plays funky tricks with colors, like his eyes. And it has a function where you can record the video image! Here, then, are a couple of brief clips of Nyan in bed. Trying to sleep, fussing, flopping around, vamping for the camera. Not a whole lot happens, but we think it’s kinda cool.