something is wrong with mama and daddy. they are getting very forgetful. last week, when mama and i went to visit uncle henry, she forgot koda! and last night, when daddy and i went to visit grandma, he forgot ME!

all day, mama was telling me about how she and daddy were going to help auntie cheryl celebrate her 40th birthday, and that i was going to hang out with grandma for a few hours. mama was very worried because it was going to be my first time hanging out with someone other than mama, daddy, or miss denise (my nanny). i wasn’t worried — it sounded fun. i love birthday parties, and i love hanging out with grandma. but there was obviously some miscommunication because i didn’t realize that mama and daddy were going to auntie cheryl’s party without me and that i would be hanging out with grandma by myself!

so when i woke up from my nap yesterday, daddy and i went to go visit grandma. after about an hour, daddy left. i blew kisses to him, and everything was fine. but 10 minutes later i started to panic. where’s daddy? he forgot about me! where’s mama? does she even know i’m here? i kept running to the door to put on my shoes and look for them outside. but the door handle is different than ours at home, and i couldn’t open it. i was trapped!

i cried for about and hour and a half. grandma held me, took me out to the backyard, tried to play with me, tried to feed me dinner… nothing worked. i refused to eat even one bite of my dinner or drink even one sip of milk or juice. grandma kept trying to take my shoes off, but i wouldn’t let her. i wanted to be all ready if mama and daddy ever came back for me. finally, i got so exhausted from crying that i passed out in the middle of the living room floor wearing my daytime outfit — shoes, and everything.

a few hours later, i was being lifted off the ground. i opened my eyes and saw mama. yay! she found me! i looked over her shoulder and saw daddy, but no koda. i asked mama, “doda?” she told me that koda was waiting for me at home and that we were going there to see him now. all was good in the world. i blew kisses to grandma as we left her house, then i passed out in the car on the way home. grandma, i’m sorry i was so difficult last night. i love you very much, but i was upset because i thought mama and daddy forgot about me.

this morning at 5:30am, i woke up… STARVING. (that’s 2 hours earlier than my usual wake up time.) i guzzled about 4x my usual amount of milk and ate a full breakfast. i was not interested in playing, i just wanted mama to hold me. she kept trying to lay me down next to her so that i would go back to sleep, but i insisted on sitting on her lap and i pulled her arms around me. mama held me tight while she talked to me and sang to me. i just sat there, quietly. mama was in disbelief that i sat so still for so long.

when daddy woke up at 7:30am, we played for a bit. then he made me my second breakfast (about 2 hours earlier than my usual second breakfast). at 11:15am, daddy and i took a nap together. i don’t usually nap until around 2:30pm, and i haven’t napped with daddy in over a year! my schedule is all screwed up today.

i love auntie cheryl and all, but i hope she doesn’t turn 40 again — ever. last night was rough. and today, i’m all messed up. why does she need mama and daddy to help her turn 40, anyway? she’s a grown up and should learn to do things by herself, don’t ya think?