11.04.05
Yay for Daddy!
Noah is generally calm (though he has his moments) during the day at home with me. But anywhere from 30 seconds before (when he spots the car pulling into the driveway) to 5 minutes after Dan comes home, Noah goes nuts. He runs all over the place, is very loud, and is generally just insane. Sometimes to the point of getting into trouble, because it seems he just can’t control his excess of sudden energy. This typically lasts until he goes to bed at night. What is it about kids that they express their joy in such outrageous fashion? Even Elisabeth will now hear Daddy’s voice and her eyes light up. As soon as she sees him she starts wiggling everywhere and will “talk” her head off with that little nonsense baby voice. It’s interesting to note that while Elisabeth seems adorable when she reacts like this, Noah’s behavior has become almost annoying. I really think if she had the ability, she’d be doing the same thing. And then of course there’s Tigger, who trumps them all when it comes to pure frantic, uncontrollable energy. When it comes down to it, it’s really a nice sign on all of their parts that they love their Daddy and are excited to see him. While Noah’s reaction can sometimes cause trouble and be aggravating, it’s really an expression of his love for his father. It’s sort of sad, when you think about it, that most of us have lost this way of expressing our joy. We may smile or laugh, or our mood might lighten a bit, but who of us gets up and does a little dance when we see someone we love again? Dan would probably think I’d lost my mind if I started yelling “Dan! Dan! Dan’s home!” when he walks in the door, then proceed to run around like I was on drugs, play frantically with whatever I came into contact with, and jumped and crawled all over him. Although… he might like that last part. Except for the random drooling, of course.