5:30 am

Otis woke up bright and early at 5:30 am on Monday. I heard him wander over to me and thought, it is much too early to get up.

I listened for Coop, knowing that if they both woke up, there would be no hope for another 30 minutes of sleep. Coop was still curled up on his bed.

Oti hopped up on the bed, squeezed in between Jeff and I, and was soon snoring. When the alarm went off at 6:00 am, he seemed surprised that it was time to get up.