2010.07.11 Milo is so upset with me

I am Milo's mom and here is my story from last evening:

I was getting some things ready for a shower last night and threw some bedroom shoes into the bathroom on my way past it. (I do that all the time with no harm done to anything - a habit I am now going to need to break.) But this time, to my great surprise, Milo was laying in the middle of the bathroom floor enjoying a snooze on a rug. I have never seen him do this before as he usually likes a tight spot to curl up in. I HIT HIM WITH THOSE SHOES. I immediately picked him up and hugged him to me saying "I am so sorry" over and over again. He was just shocked and flabbergasted and rightfully so!! I was pretty shocked myself. I hope I did not injure him but he is really wary of me over this - wouldn't even sleep with me last night. I take it he thinks I am more of a "sorry mom" than I am regretful for what I did to him. Today he has been sleeping under the couch or the desk in the PC room. Anything for some safety. So now, folks, I am waiting on Milo hand and foot and trying to let him know I really do care about his well-being. He has me right where he wants me, I think. I surely don't want him to be insecure in his own home so I am willing to keep this up a while. He is really uncertain what to think of me right now.

On a more truly funny note, I wish I had a video of what I was seeing this morning down the hall as I lay in bed. Milo was in the laundry room craning his head out every now and then watching for Gray (the better to surprise him) and Gray was in the bathroom next door craning his head out every now and then trying to determine Milo's whereabouts. HILARIOUS LITTLE BALLET. I finally got up and helped Gray past the Milo obstacle. There is lots of laughter in the small stuff, thanks Goodness.