Slaying the Shadow Beast

This time of year we get a bug in the apartment every few days, so this morning I wasn't as much surprised as annoyed at 3 am to see a big black spider on the side of Aeriana's changing pad. I'd gotten up to feed her and she was quite content in my arms, face full of bottle, when I noticed the huge black thing across the room. Several things ran through my mind as I watched it from afar while finishing feeding Aeriana:

- Dang that thing is huge.
- I hate spiders.
- I really have to watch where it goes, I won't be able to let Aeriana sleep in the same room as that thing if it disappears.
- Man that thing is HUGE.
- How do I keep Aeriana calm while I slay this beast? If I lay her down without changing her diaper, she'll scream bloody murder and wake up Erin...
- Uh oh, I think it's moving... please don't go anywhere, let's not make this difficult.
- Seriously, that thing is HUGE!!!

Finally Aeriana finished her bottle, I burped her for a minute (she's a pro and makes daddy proud), and then got up to take care of our little problem... oh wait, there was no spider there. Nope, it was just a hole in the pad cover meant for some straps to go through, that whole time I was keeping close watch on a very dangerous shadow.

Next time it's 3 in the morning and I don't have glasses on or contacts in, I'm going to try to not trust my eyes, they're probably just playing tricks on me. Then again lets be honest, if I think there's even possibly a huge spider, I'm gonna watch that thing like a hawk. I hate spiders.

And by the way, the answer is yes, that same shadow has been there almost every night for the past 3 1/2 months. Feel free to be awed by my powers of perception, reason, and memory.

Labels: Aeriana

posted by Brett at 8:22 AM