I'd Only Heard of This

I have friends who had told me about this. I had read articles where the authors "bragged" about this. I had even over heard women in grocery store lines discussing this phenomenon. However, until this afternoon, I had never had a personal experience with just such an occurrence; the child who wakes up and then quietly plays in his crib. peacefully. non-disruptively. oh, so angelically.

The kids were tucked in and sleeping like angels for their afternoon naps. Papa Bear and I were relaxing and enjoying some down time when, P.B. signaled to me. I walked down the hall with him after he indicated that B was awake and had been chatting to himself and playing in his crib for some time. As we ambled towards B's door, I was amazed. Could one of my children actually be entertaining himself? Was that even possible?

As P.B. and I opened the door, we were surprised to be greeted by a huge, sloppy grin and the outstretched arms of our youngest. B had indeed been contentedly entertaining himself. It turns out that there are children who don't scream in their cribs/beds as soon as they wake up. Good to know.