Well, it is. What with the jumping around, and the giggling, and waving toys in the air, and the tickling and giggling, and taking a walk in the stroller...
It just tires a baby right out.
(If you've clicked through to warn us that letting SteelyKid sleep on her stomach is Incredibly! Dangerous! and May Cause Instant Death!!!, please don't. We've heard it.)
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Of course, mere minutes after I posted this, I got a call from Kate, saying that SteelyKid had blorted up her whole breakfast as soon as they walked in the door at day care, so maybe the cute sleeping was a sign of illness, not just happy tiredness. Not that the stomach emptying affected her mood at all-- I watched her at home for most of the morning, and she was perfectly cheerful...
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