Back from Grandma's

Ivan lasted until Thursday at Andy's parents' house. Once we picked him up, the consensus, from both his parents and him, was that having him stay until Tuesday would've been better.

As Andy's parents said, Ivan did well and had a great time but it was getting obvious he was beginning to miss us, especially at bath and bed time.

On Wednesday I had called and talked to Andy's mom. She told Ivan that I was on the phone. His eyes apparently lit up and he wanted to talk to me.

"I want to come home. I don't want to stay here," he told me in perfect, full sentences when he got on the phone and started crying. Andy's mom assured me he hadn't fussed earlier and that that crying ended shortly after when he got distracted playing with something. Still, it broke my heart. I wished we had packed up to go and get him right away but since neither Andy nor his parents suggested that I didn't say much.

He was thrilled when he saw us. All of us when to get him, including Mariposa.
When we went to change his pull ups, he told me again "I don't want to stay here. I want to go home."

I asked him several times since yesterday if he had fun at mimi and papi's house but he wouldn't really answer me. I know he had fun. Andy's mom gave us a detailed account: he played with playdoo , his trucks , played outside , etc . He also put teddy bears and dolls in a toy high chair and used boop (wires) to give them haircuts. The two pronged cellphone charger boop resembles the hair razor.