Most of Bean's advances come quickly. Others are more slowly improved upon. Take, for example, going to sleep. Without being all hippy dippy about it, we tend to fall in line with attachment parenting. (It's more because I'm loathe to put him down than anything else. Plus, a sleeping baby is a really cute thing to (be)hold.) As such, Bean falls asleep in our arms probably 80% of the time. However, working from home means that you have to actually do work. On the computer. Over top a sleeping Bean. Yes, I love my chiropractor, but no, I don't think seeing him weekly is the way to go.

All of this is the long way of explaining what we call his nest. We take one of the cushions off the back of the couch, put his nursing pillow in the void, and prop him up. He can sit there and keep himself happy for quite some time. Teething toys are his favorite (and by "teething toys" I mean anything that fits in his mouth), but he's equally entertained by the view through the window or by talking with us. But the best thing about his nest is that he now falls asleep there. On his own. Nice, long naps without the requirement of Mama's lap. Ahhhh...

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