Perchance to Sleep

Nicholas is, by all accounts, very much his father's son. The number of times each day when I recognize a look (usually a sourpuss, not the stuff that gets posted in our photo albums) is growing as Nicholas does. And he shares my feelings about sleep: it may be necessary, but do I hafta?

He has, however, developed some very cute coping mechanisms, including what I would call the "woe is me" face.

From Nicholas - Month 3

As you can see, he's figured out that, if it's light out, he can block some of it out by putting his arm over his eyes. For one thing, it's hilarious to see it. And I actually think it's quite impressive. If you think about it, to do that requires a whole myriad of neurological and motor skills to accomplish. He recognizes the problem, understands that he needs to block out light, and knows that he can use his arm to shade himself and block out the light.

But of course, it still takes him several hours to fall asleep at night, starting from the time he starts yawning and looking glassy-eyed until we can reliably walk away from the crib. And it seems like he's down for the night now, so I should end this entry and get some sleep myself.