a haunting in cny

     I think my son's room is haunted. My house isn't really THAT old, it was built in the '50s. But something creepy is going on in there. First of all, that room is the coldest in the house, and I do not remember it being this cold a few years ago when it was Nina's room. I've only just started noticing it this winter. You may blame it on poor insulation, or the fact that his room faces the side yard and has 2 windows in it. But no, I'm sure it's haunted.
    A few days ago I woke up about 5am to the sound of Charlie laughing and carrying on in his crib like he was having the best time of his life. Isn't that a little spooky? Do you think it could be the ghost of my dad? Do they give out "day passes" in heaven, for people to come down and check on their family members? Maybe my dad comes back from heaven once in a while to see how his grandkids are doing and it just so happens that Charlie woke up and thought it was funny?
I've heard that kids are the ones who can usually see that kind of thing, because they're so innocent. Now, I am a Catholic, and I'm pretty sure I'm not supposed to believe in this kind of thing. But I don't really see the harm in it. I believe.
I worked at a place for 10 years that was rumored to be haunted. I would always listen to the stories, and if I was working late at night ever I would always listen really carefully but never heard anything. I used to volunteer to go upstairs to "make sure all the lights were off" but really i'd stand up there looking all around trying to see a "spirit" or something out of place. Maybe the reason I was always disappointed was because I tried too hard.
Even after my dad died, and my mom would confide to me her experiences of "feeling his presence" I always wanted to but never did. I try to hard. I'm convinced.
"What's the solution?" you ask. I've been running the space heater in Charlie's room for about 20 minutes before I put him to bed every night, then (my husband is a fire fighter!) I turn it off when I put him in there. I'm cranking the thermostat up to 70! And I'm considering setting up the video camera in Charlie's room tonight to "catch" any visitors we might be getting!!!
Wish me luck!