India-Napless

Ada slept in until 10:00 today (with Mommy, who was particularly sleep-deprived), but then did not nap all day, except a couple of short stints in the car. We turned to Moby Wan Kenobi ("You're my only hope" - e.g., our baby carriers) and took them on a sleep-inducing walk tonight around the dark, quiet streets of our neighborhood. Only Lydia fell asleep. Ada was having a particularly hard time with nap-deficit and post-car-ride-stress-disorder hysteria

Dan came down the stairs and out of the house with her, holding his electric toothbrush so that Ada could see and hear it, which calms her, and doing an odd, dipping prance, meant to imitate the feel of going down the stairs - which also calms Ada. It was the most absurd moment yet in our parenting adventure.

Whatever works, right? It worked. Ada went to sleep with no further upsets soon after we returned home.

Lydia today: Squealing with laughter and big smiles at Mommy singing "If You're Happy and You Know It." Leaning up against Ada like Mick Jagger rocking out on Keith Richards (but lying down). Even funnier - she often purses her lips in an uber-cool Mick Jagger expression, too.

And so to bed.