Casualties of War - A Bedtime Story

The other night, Lilah managed to have a rare, fussy night. She awoke at about 2:30, and would not settle down for hours. No matter what i did, she would just writhe and cry and kvetch and crank. Eventually, however, i could tell she was getting tired, and i was way past pooped. But every time i would try to lay her down, or even sit with her, she would be at it again. So i strapped on the trusty bjorn, and got to rockin'.

We rocked back and forth for over an hour. She would kick, and wriggle, and whatnot, but there was nowhere to go. I was going to outlast her. And as usual, as soon as i thought she was out, i would try to sit down with her, and she would be up again.

But finally, i managed to get her to sleep with her on my chest, as i sat down. There was only one problem - i couldn't remove the bjorn without waking her.

I awoke three hours later to a strange clicking sound.

See, my wife is a real character. She's nothing but helpful and supportive almost every moment of her life. However, in this case, she decided to record a moment in time, before offering any aid.

And i present it to you. Portrait of a loving father and daughter.



And yes, that is the sun coming up in the background.