So, I’ve talked about how Lucy doesn’t go down easy for naps a few times. She’s just so interested in everything that’s going on (which is usually me trying to get some work done) that I have to bounce her around until sleeps wins the battle. I think I’ve also written about how my wife put her down in her crib at night and then, when she wakes up around 1 or 2AM, I’ll grab her and bring her into our room so she can eat and sleep the rest of the night with us. It’s worked out for us pretty well, with a few exceptions or bad nights here and there. But recently, things changed.

The kid has started doing flips when she’s supposed to be sleeping. I woke up several times last night with baby feet in my ribs, her head resting on my chest (admittedly cute) and her completely upside down. And that’s just what I can remember. This is karmic payback of sorts because my dad has stories of me doing much the same thing when I was older and we went on a camping trip.

My wife says this is the kind of thing she goes through as a development thing and I’m hoping it’s a pretty quick phase because I’m obviously tired, but also finding tiny, baby appendage-sized bruises about my legs, arms and torso. Kid’s tough and stronger than she looks.