the black hole in my head

I went to dinner tonight with my friend Leslie, at an actual grown-up restaurant, where there was a wine list but NO children's menu. It was the first time in the nearly four years we have known each other that we spent any time alone, without children or spouses or other adults. And yes, I still like her! And no, I did not have a drink, as I was driving. But Wade has gone to the beer store, so I will be drinking soon, rest assured.

When I came home, the boys were in bed but still awake, and Wade was assuring them that yes YES he was GETTING them some ICE water! He came in the kitchen and said, 'Charlie fell out of bed, and somehow got his head wedged between the bed and the bookshelf. There was some screaming and crying, but he seems to be fine now.'

'He hit his head on the bookshelf?'

'No,' Wade said patiently. 'He got his head WEDGED between the side of the bookshelf and the side of the bed.'

'Seriously?'

'Seriously.'

'So is he okay?'

'Who can tell with our kids?'

I took Henry his sippy of water, and told him that I would be back to tuck him in, right after I checked in on Charlie. 'What happened to him?' Henry asked.

'He fell out of bed and hit his head.'

'Oh,' Henry said. He thought. 'How did he do THAT?'

'I'll let you know,' I told him.

Charlie and Wade were sitting in Charlie's bed, with the lights on; Charlie seemed to be fine. 'Tell Mommy what happened,' Wade prompted.

'I fell out of bed!' Charlie announced gleefully. 'And Daddy was in Henry's room!'

'Was the bed rail down?' I asked (not because I thought Wade was being neglectful, but because I seem to be incapable of remembering to put the rail up at bedtime lately).

'Yep,' Wade said. 'I don't know what he was doing, but his body was caught between the bed rail and the mattress and his head was stuck between the bed and the bookshelf. And he was screaming.'

'How fun!' I said.

'Yes!' Charlie agreed. 'My HEAD was stuck! It was like I was in a BLACK HOLE!' He looked at us for a moment, and then said, 'I want to do it again!'

Where is my drink?