The Red Cheek

Cael has a telltale sign of tiredness - the red cheek. The right side of his face flairs up like a fire-engine when he gets too tired. Once the red cheek has appeared, you've let it go too far and getting him to actually go down for a nap is like trying to get me to go to the gym: It involves a lot of kicking and screaming, usually tears, and is wildly unsuccessful.

The only thing worse than attempting to get Cael down for a nap after the red cheek has appeared is trying to get him down for a nap after the red cheek has appeared and he's fallen asleep in the car. There is no way to transition him from his seat into the house without waking him up (Finn will sleep through a parade, but Cael won't sleep through the doorknob turning) and once he's dozed off even for a second there is zero chance of getting him back down.

So today Cael has not slept more than 5 minutes (all of them in the car) and it is now 5 o'clock. He's running around the house without pants, yelling, causing a general ruckas, and completely wiping out and falling on his face every tenth step.

Beware the red cheek!