Today was movie club day. Mom and Dad used to go out to movies once a month or so with a group of friends, and then go out to dinner and discuss the movie. In the last year, however, I was born, and Hamid was born to another couple in the movie club. This has meant that the old ways of operation for the movie club weren't going to work all that well. Now that Hamid and I are part of the movie club, we watch videos at a club member's house and then go out to dinner. Last month Mom and Dad said we had to skip dinner, and they blamed it on me, which I thought was kind of rude, but I didn't say anything. This time they decided that they couldn't use me as an excuse, so they included me in all aspects of the club meeting.

First we went to Hamid's house. He was napping when we got there, but he woke up almost immediately. I, on the other hand, was ready for my afternoon nap, so I got to sleep in my new Pack and Play Sport for the first time. Mom set it up in Hamid's nursery, Dad put me down, and I fell asleep almost immediately. I don't know what Mom was so worried about - I don't mind sleeping in a new place. Just to drive home this point, I slept for two hours straight. I didn't even wake up and fuss at the 60 minute mark like I usually do. The group started the movie without me, which was OK. I wouldn't have had the patience to sit through the 45 minute discussion of what movie to watch. When I woke up, I got to join the group in watching "The Big Lebowski." The movie used a lot of swear words, but I didn't listen to them. I just liked watching the picture move. I also liked watching my friend Hamid, who is a couple of months older than me, do things like grab his feet and sit up. He's my idol. After the movie was over, we went to the restaurant. It was already past my usual bedtime, and I was tired, but there were so many new and interesting noises, sights, and especially smells, that I was happy to be up and taking it all in. After I got my bottle, though, Dad put me into my carseat and I just sucked my thumb and sat / snoozed while the 'rents got to eat and enjoy the company of friends. When we got home, it was 10:30, and Mom and Dad didn't know whether I'd want to go to sleep and / or what the outing would do to my sleep pattern, but I knew I had to make it easy on them or I wouldn't get to go out again any time soon. No problem!