When Alia goes to sleep, she is nearly always swaddled. We have dubbed her the Baby Burrito...as in, "Oh, are you tired, Alia? Is it time to make a Baby Burrito?".
I don't think I've explained in full detail Alia's sleeping habits, aside from mentioning that she sleeps better next to me at night so we are co-sleeping for now. Well, that's kind of an understatement. Alia can't sleep without being held, or at least touched, by a human. That's right. During her daytime naps, I'm almost always holding her for the entire duration. I know...you're now totally amazed that I ever manage a shower, aren't you. Okay, now that I've admitted this, I'll take it a step further....
Sometime last week, while holding Alia during a marathon daytime nap, my arms were aching from being improperly supported. So I grabbed a nearby pillow, and put Alia on it. She loved it. She slept and slept and slept in her new setup...wrapped tightly in a blanket, with a pillow wrapped around that...
When Ajay got home that night, I showed him my new contraption that at least freed up my arms during her naps. Smiling he said "wow, Baby Burrito is wrapped in a Taco...I guess that makes her a Chalupa now!"
So now, at nap time, I say "Is Alia tired? Is it time for a Chalupa?"
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