We're Number One

OK, so it's not very often you can sit down and legitimately write down these words, but yes, as of today, LSU is the number one team in the country. And no one is more excited than Parker, let me tell you.

Instead of the typical spitting up and making poop all day long, today he had a little more spring... a little more swagger, as LSU moves ahead of USC in the AP poll by two little points. When the poll came out, I grabbed him and said "Check it out, daddy's team is ranked #1 this week." He just sort of grinned his goofy infant grin and let out a grunt mixed with a little spit... as if to say, "Serious, dad. Did you have any doubt?"

So, we did what any normal father/son football fanatic family would do, we spent a good 30 minutes playing with his crazy toy giraffe, followed by some time on the Little Einstein mat, and rounded out the day falling asleep in the stroller while mommy and daddy took a victory stroll for LSU.

Mommy's Longhorns did not fare as well, losing to Kansas State in a homegame stunner. Parker wore his Burnt Orange proud for that part of the day, but he secretly let me know he was just trying to make mommy feel better. He is the most considerate infant I have ever met, and you could tell mommy appreciated it.

So, our first weekend with no guests in about 5 weeks. A wonderful weekend it was and mommy and daddy have decided to buckle down and begin establishing a sleep routine for Little Man. We are on day two right now and we've learned a few things:

1. Sleep schedules do not work if daddy is still yelling at the TV as Auburn upsets Florida

2. Sleep schedules should not last longer than 2 hours, or else your entire Sunday should be considered a sleep schedule.

3. The sleep schedule only works if Little Man says so

Other than that, I guess the big news of the week is that Parker was accepted into the day care at USC near Jaimie's office. This means that come January 3rd, Parker goes to school. A big load off Jaimie and I, as the daycare is 30 "walking" seconds from her office. No lie, the USC daycare actually shares the same parking lot as her office building. So, for the moment, we seem to have a pretty wonderful solution for when Jaimie goes back fulltime. Keep your fingers crossed that this holds true in a few months.

Oh, and GEAUX TIGERS.