The Word B

this is the face that i wake up to nearly every morning for the past week. at dawn, scout is awake. after a restless night of interrupted sleep and regular feedings, cherry is exhausted and i am tagged in for the dawn patrol. i am usually sleeping throughout the night as much as i can, but am woken up with each feed. however, this is the face that keeps me smiling when she and i are up before the sun.
at this time of the day i am pretty much searching for anything that will keep us both entertained and encourage us to both go back to sleep. my attempts are often met with mild toleration which degenerate into a cry when the entertainment value loses its edge- we read books, listen to music, dance, explore the book shelf (because it is full of all kinds of wonderful images), look out the window, and do lots of rocking in the rocking chair. usually, this takes up about 60-90 minutes of the morning before scout falls back to sleep. i too jump back into bed for a quick cat nap before i am up and out the door for work.
then i suffer for 9 hours, until the work day is over and i can return home for my evening cuddles.