The Napping House

Don't we wish???

There's a classic children's book called The Napping House. It's a delightful book all about a Grandma who sleeps with a dog, a cat, etc., etc., all upon her tummy until something happens that wakes them all up. That's a bit what it's like around here when I've got good karma coming my way. Witness:

Ok, so we're not really napping. Instead we were just having a quiet cuddle watching a Little People video before her bedtime. Amiya's been dealing with shared attention and less time so well - really, much better than I'd expected. She absolutely adores "Kevvy" (her nickname) and always wants to be right next to him. She's full of soft touches and softer whispers and if I turn my back, it's almost a sure bet that she'll be kneeling next to the playpen watching him sleep.

And then there was this. Amiya, Kevalin and Grandpa all lined up on the couch for an afternoon slumber. Notice, if you will, that again the Divine Miss A is not sleeping. Ah well, two minutes of pretend sleeping means two minutes of blissful quiet (minus the fake snores). We'll take what we can get.

Kev is a champion nurser - he is now 7 lbs. 1 oz - that's 7 ounces over his birth weight. Go, Little Man, go! Mommy and Daddy are proud of you but if you could just concentrate on eating during the day and sleeping more than 2 hours at night, we'd have more of our wits about us to celebrate your nursing successes!

And finally, if you're keeping score, it's now Kevalin 11, Mommy & Daddy 0. That's how many times we've been peed on by his little acorn. Today we were at the pediatrician's office to get his belly button checked since his cord fell off and he's been bleeding a bit. No sooner had we gotten him off the scale and over the exam table (vertically, still in my hands) than he unleashed a torrent of two very different bodily fluids (because we all know breastmilk bowel movements aren't exactly solid). Good times, good times. Happily, there is ample hand sanitizer at a pediatrician's office and we just about used it all up scrubbing the table. We're not sure what he'll be good at when he grows up, but he's already demonstrating proficiency in keeping Mommy and Daddy knee deep in laundry.