9:47:55]: He threw up on our sheets. [APPELLANT 9:48:24]: Phoebe was sleeping, and he started screaming, so I made him lay down. [APPELLANT 9:48:32]: Then he threw up on our bed.
[AMANDA 9:53:43]: Nice. [AMANDA 9:54:23]: Strip the bed and put what you can in the washer, please.
[APPELLANT 10:02:27]: Okay.
[AMANDA 10:12:49]: Thank you. How are you?
[APPELLANT 10:13:07]: Good boo boo.
[AMANDA 10:32:39]: You going with me to take him home? [AMANDA 10:41:48]: ? [AMANDA 11:20:32]: ?
[APPELLANT 11:44:12]: I thought you were taking him tomorrow. [APPELLANT 12:05:59 p.m.]: What time you getting off?
[AMANDA 12:32:19]: Today. [AMANDA 12:32:27]: 1:30.
[APPELLANT 12:35:39]: Okay. [APPELLANT 12:35:53]: That's fine because he's acting like a fucking asshole.
[APPELLANT 12:36:20]: He ignores you like he's retarded. He's thrown up twice and all he does is whine. [APPELLANT 12:36:28]: This is the last time. [APPELLANT 12:37:21]: The other thing I have been entertained by is him running around saying butt fuck. He starts clapping and looking for high fives.
[AMANDA 12:51:54]: WTF. [AMANDA 12:53:25]: You going to do the yardwork while I'm gone? [AMANDA 12:59:49]: ?
[APPELLANT 1:13:57]: I don't know, maybe. [APPELLANT 1:14:10]: This has been a day from hell. He's finally asleep on our room. [APPELLANT 1:14:28]: Please get me a bottle. This has been a day from hell. [APPELLANT 1:25:00]: Please.
[AMANDA 1:31:43]: Okay. [AMANDA 1:32:58]: I'll be off around 2.
[APPELLANT (unspecified time)]: Okay. [APPELLANT 2:18:14]: Is it too late for you to get me a shot, too? [APPELLANT 2:18:23]: If so, it's fine. I can run out.
[AMANDA 2:19:12]: I'll give you the money. I'm still at work.
[APPELLANT 2:19:12]: Okay. [APPELLANT 2:19:16]: I have money.
[Counsel establishes that Amanda was driving Luke home by 3:16 p.m., at which time appellant sent the following texts.]
[APPELLANT 3:16:16]: Hey, I love you. Be careful. [APPELLANT 3:16:45]: Don't tell them o [sic] bit him back. LOL. Blame Landon. [APPELLANT 3:17:01]: I didn't even bite him hard, but, apparently, he bruises easy.
[AMANDA 3:18:33]: I told her he had bruises. I'll just say they were all ready [sic] there. [AMANDA 3:18:42]: I love you, too.
[APPELLANT (unspecified time)]: I'm glad we have a day off together. [APPELLANT 3:19:42]: Well, he bit the shit out of me. [APPELLANT 3:19:51]: How else will he learn not to bitw? [APPELLANT 3:19:53]: Bite.
[AMANDA 3:20:22]: Right. [AMANDA 3:20:33]: I only get on you because I know you can do better.
[APPELLANT 3:20:46]: I'd be more concerned about all the bruises.
On cross-examination, Amanda testified that she had called her sister the night prior
because Luke was not well, and told her that Luke had a knot on his head, bruises like black
eyes, and additional bruises behind his ears and on his arms, legs, and chest. Her sister did
not check on Luke, nor did she come and get him. After several other neighbors and the
firefighter Mr. Nottingham testified, the Warden of the Worcester County jail and Jason
Hill, an inmate there, testified that