I think it's for one or both of the women. After he was done with his morning breakfast he'd call them back in. One jumping on it while the other laid on the floor (with the one jumping having to jump around her). The danger inherent in that could be a factor in things.

CLARK: No. I'm just worried I'm a jinx.
JONATHAN: A jinx?
CLARK: Yeah. Let's face it, ever since she's known me, Lois's been kidnapped, frozen, pushed off buildings, almost stabbed, poisoned, buried alive and who knows what else, and it's all because of me.
-"Contact" (You're not her jinx, you're her blessing.)