Birthday Naps and Stolen Cake

Today was Marcus’s 29th birthday, and we had big plans. By big plans, I mean we were going to light some candles on a grocery store cake and call it a celebration. But this is life with a four-year-old and a six-week-old.

Birthday Naps and Stolen Cake

Marcus made it exactly forty-seven minutes into his birthday party before exhaustion won. One minute he was bouncing Theo to keep him happy, the next minute they were both out cold in the kitchen chair. Sophie, ever the opportunist, saw an unguarded slice of cake and made her move. I couldn’t even be mad - the kid has good timing.

So happy birthday to my favorite sleep-deprived human. We’ll try again tomorrow when you can stay awake past dinnertime. Sophie already promised to save you some cake next time. I didn’t promise I’d believe her.