Little Insomniac

3:38 AM

Cozy blankets

Snuggles and warm milk

Usually work like magic

But not this morning

She pats and pinches

Tugs and pulls

Kneads and squeezes

Kisses then bites

Blowing bubbles on my arm

Mama, dada,  uh-oh and hi

She reviews

Her vocabulary

Varying the pitch 

Volume and rhythm

Child's pose

Happy baby

And downward dog

She practices yoga

While nursing

We rock together 

But she sings

Rolls around

Even sliding down

To crawl and walk

At 5:02 she relaxes

Burying her head

Almost closing her eyes

While I sit wondering . . .

Why did I buy monkey pajamas?