Week 17: Sometimes They Bite Back. . .

It's been a rough week. The sleep issues that I wrote about last week have persisted, although they are a bit better because mom and dad have taken turns sleeping on the floor in Jonah's room the past several nights. As long as we are in the room, he's been OK in his crib; if we leave the room, he wakes up and is upset.  We're working through our options and will keep you posted if we find the solution. Additionally, dad's been down with a nasty summer cold and mom has been busy with work, so Jonah's been a little more on his own than usual. All in all - it's been a rough week for all of us.

Jonah has, understandably, been a bit more cranky than usual this week. He's certainly tired and I think he's frustrated with the whole situation, too. Things apparently came to head today at school. As the incident report reads, his class was outside on the little "rooftop" playground toady. Jonah was on a scooter and one of his friends decided they wanted it and pushed Jonah to get off. (Jonah does his fair share of pushing right now, too, so he's no innocent bystander) Jonah was upset and bit his friend on the arm. His friend was, understandably, upset by this and bit Jonah - on his cheek.

So, no lipstick marks on his face up there; those are teeth marks. He's fine; no real damage. If history repeats itself, the marks will be all but gone in the morning. Important lesson for Jonah this week, though - sometimes they bite back.

Photo: this is my 135mm at f/11. The light is coming from a Profoto head in a 1'x4' stripbox to camera right.