Phantom Screams

Picture this:

Emily is at the gym and I'm watching Owen until she gets back.  I have to take a shower and get ready for me to be able to leave when Emily comes back.  Owen is very fussy and wants to be held.  Finally he falls asleep in my arms.

Now is my chance.

I put him down right where we are in the basement on his playmat area, and I rush upstairs to take a fast shower while he sleeps.

I finish brushing my teeth and run to the basement door to see if he is awake. 

He is still asleep.

I go back to the bathroom and take a shower....quickly.

I finish and run back to the basement door......still asleep.

I decide to risk it and decide to try to shave my face. 

I put the shaving creme on my face, and with the water running....I swear I hear him screaming.  I hear it distinctly.

I decide to continue shaving because A) letting him cry a little bit isn't the end of the world, and B) if I don't finish I'll have shaving creme all over my face and he'll want to be held.

I finish as fast as I can, clean off my face, and run to the basement door.   Still Asleep.

This phenomenon has happened often....and it has happened to Emily too.  We swear we hear him crying/screaming....but when we check on him nothing.  (thankfully). 

Maybe we just hear him so often in that mode....that we hear it in our minds.  Who knows?  It's a wonder.