toby of the day, 12.24.2007

toby appears to have caught his first cold. Unlike many of his other firsts, this one is unfortunate on many levels, since being unable to breathe means he has trouble doing mundane tasks like eating and sleeping. In fact, last night I spent some time sleeping while sitting up holding him since it allowed him to breathe better and thereby sleep a little. But it also means that our trip to Portland is in limbo. In the past I never wanted to be one of those parents with a sick and screaming child on an airplane for reasons of aesthetics and politeness. But at the same time I wondered if when it came down to it, we would just have to be those parents because you have plans and tickets and not much choice. Now faced with the reality of toby being that screaming child because he can’t clear his ears, we’ve realized we’re more comfortable with changing the plans and tickets. So probably our Christmas in Portland will be another Christmas in San Francisco. Maybe it will rain and we won’t be able to tell the difference.