Determination

The babies tried their hardest to refuse to sleep today. Last week Carmen fell asleep in the car with the babies' favorite rattle. When the car stopped and she woke up just enough to realize she had been sleeping, she started shaking the rattle furiously, her eyes still closed.

Today was like that. All day. Fiona commented that C&D must be very determined children. They might not nap, but with such determination (read: stubborness?) they should do well in life.

The cat also learned a little about determination today. He was napping with one eye open while David played on the rug. David, sitting up, tried to get the cat's attention. "Uuuuuugh," David said. "Uuuuuugh, eerrrrrrrruuugh!" The cat's ears twitched and he watched David from small slits of eyes. David starting bouncing, waving his arms, and shivering with excitement. I held David's hands and pulled him up to standing . . . and he took a step. And another one. And another one. In a few seconds he had ambled over the three feet to the cat. Toby's tail twitched. He looked at me, then at the baby. David stepped on the cat's furry foot and the cat ran around the corner to hide. David stared at the place where the cat had been, then at the corner. I tried letting him walk back to the rug, but David, temporarily defeated, just sat on the floor.

Later he tried cruising around a laundry basket. He was practicing for next time, maybe.

I should talk to the cat about determination.