Always running

Nathan has so much energy, some people get tired just from watching him. His favorite movie is Cars, but he doesn't just sit and watch it. He re-enacts the movie, and he's Lightning McQueen (the main car). He clears a path and runs as fast as possible around the coffee table "race track" for pretty much the entire movie, quoting most of the lines with the movie while running. He's the only kid I know that is covered in sweat just watching a movie. I remember one particular instance of his abounding energy when this spring I had to take him to the hospital. He had croup so bad he could barely breathe, and he was coughing so hard there was vomit everywhere. It was so bad that eventually I packed him up in his jammies and we went to emerg in Stony Plain. The other people waiting were watching Nathan with wonder -- this obviously very sick boy running as fast as he could, touching every button he could find, playing with the vending machines, turning the lights on and off, taking all the kleenexes out of the boxes, all while coughing terribly and trying to breathe. They all said something to the effect of, "Wow, he's got a lot of energy!" No kidding. You should see him when he's healthy!