But she's got this "so nice to see you" face and I just can't help it....

Let's take a minute to compare Phil's middle-of-the-night Nory routine and my middle-of-the-night Nory routine.

Phil:

Hears noises in the monitor.  Prepares bottle.  Goes to get Nory.  Puts on bib.  Feeds her.  Puts her back to sleep. 

Total AWAKE Time:  30 minutes, MAX

Lindsay:

Hears noises in the monitor.  Prepares bottle.  Goes to get Nory.  Acts like she just won the lottery......while eating red velvet cupcakes.......while watching a new episode of The Bachelorette.....in a hoodie........with a cup of Tetley tea (a.k.a. OVERLY ENTHUSIASTIC).  Shares many smiles and giggles with her girlie.  Puts on bib.  Sings songs.  Feeds her.  Plays toys.  Realizes that everything she's done in the past 30 minutes has made Nory think it's time to wake up for the day.  Regrets the decision to use high-pitched excitement and non-stop eye contact.  Struggles to keep eyes open.  Rocks Nory for 30 minutes or so.  Puts her back to sleep. 

Total AWAKE Time:  1 hour + (if lucky) 

Now let's take a minute to review the conversation Phil and I had this morning......

Me:  How long were you up with her last night?

Phil:  No more than thirty minutes.  She's always pretty good with me.  She basically keep her eyes closed the whole time, eats, then falls right back to sleep.

Me:  (laughs) Hmmm....I think my problem is that I am so excited to see her that I can't help but engage in the most enthusiastic way! 

Phil:  (also laughing) Yep, I think so too. 

I know my lack of sleep is my own fault - brought on 100% by me.  But how can I act so non-nonchalantly when the first thing she does is give me a big, tooth-less grin?!!! It's impossible, my friends! I've got to log my NORY TIME whenever I can these days.  And, for the record, a certain DADDY woke up to join in the fun the other morning ;)