Thursday, June 18, 2009

Only A Daddy

On Tuesday afternoon Jake met me in Ames and took JJ & Jayla home so that I could run some errands. When I pulled into our driveway at home I noticed Jayla’s blanket next to the car on the lawn. I went over to pick it up, and that’s when I saw it…throw-up. Oh no, I thought. I went in the front door, and this is what I saw:
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Jayla was sitting in her old infant seat right smack in front of the tv wearing JJ’s old basketball t-shirt, sweatpants, tight grip on her baby, and with a look on her face that could only be described as, “Help Mommy!”

“She puked on me,” Jake announced.

I started laughing because Jake always gets puked on. Always. Every. Single. Time.

“Why is she wearing JJ’s t-shirt?” I asked.

“Because she has no comfortable clothes,” he said matter-of-factly.

“Oh. Where did you find the infant seat?” I asked.

“In the basement,” he said.

Is it safe to say that only a daddy would think to put a sick baby in sweatpants, in a make-shift recliner, in front of a tv?

6 comments:

  1. Haha, serisously I laughed out loud at this. So cute, I love it when they try and be Mr. Mom, dads sure have some creative ideas!!

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  2. oh too funny! what a GREAT daddy! a girl always needs comfy sweats! :) i hope she is feeling better! poor babe...

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  3. I laughed out loud too because this is so true. Kudos to Jake though for caring for his little ones so you could get your errands done "kid free".

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  4. omy that was hilarious! your post title hit it right on - "only a daddy"

    hope your punkin is feeling better!

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  5. This is so funny! I laughed out loud too! I am pretty sure we have had some of those "only a daddy" moments. :)

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  6. We can SO relate to this!!! I have come home to Elly in Cam's comfy clothes too...or Cam's diapers, or her own clothes BACKWARDS :D And the answer always does seem to be cuddling in front of the TV!

    Daddies are THE BEST!!! Great post :)

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