ARE YOU AWAKE DADDY?

Tobin awoke around 5:30am today. Not a preferred time of day. He's been getting up too early a lot lately. It's killing Kristen and I, to put it mildly. You see, unlike his big brother, Tobin does NOT go back to sleep when we bring him down to our bed in the mornings. Blane would konk-out for another couple hours easy. Ah, those were the days...

So I brought him down this morning, and amazingly, after a few minutes of tossing and babbling, and a new bottle of milk, he cuddled into Kristen and slept some. Now, his version of sleeping in our bed isn't quite normal. He's got to have a limb on both Kristen and I - preferrably jammed someplace that's uncomfortable for us - like his head in the middle of her shoulders, and a foot in my lower back. If you move away, he'll adjust accordingly or just wake up altogether.

So I rolled over, and he was instantly up and at em. He layed over my back babbling for a new bottle of milk (again), in the process, dropping the empty one on my head. The key here is not to let him see your eyes open. So I just layed there. Then he giggles a little, leans in and gives me a big smooch on whatever part of my face was showing. Then he did it again. I ADORE those kisses, but I stayed strong - I needed my few precious extr minutes of sleep - and he layed back down for more sleep.

I got up a little later and got ready for work. I made some noise at one point, and Tobin went from snoring to fully alert, smiling at me from the bed and babbling away. I like when he wakes up happy. Makes everyone's lives easier. I just wish he'd wake up happy, and around 10am.