Margaret’s First Christmas Cartoon
Last night Liz had dinner with some friends. Before she left, we were flipping channels and stumbled on some computer animated Christmas show. It seemed like something Margaret might actually pay attention to, and she seems to be getting bored with her 3 Baby Einstein dvds, so we sat on the floor with her and attempted to watch it. She payed attention to it pretty well for the first 15 or 20 minutes. Liz had to leave, so she handed Margaret off to me and headed out.
After Liz left, Margaret got a little fussy and didn't seem as interested in the show anymore. I was sucked in, however, so I stood, and held her with her back against my chest, and I kept watching. She was squirmy and non-interested, but otherwise OK, so I kept watching. A while later I noticed that she hadn't been squirming. I looked down at her face, and she wasn't asleep, but she was watching the show again. So I took a risk and sat down with her, hoping she wouldn't start fussing again. She didn't even blink. She just kept watching the show. So I scooted back so that I could rest my back against the couch, to watch the rest of the show. She was just so cute sitting in my lap, leaning back against me, watching Christmas cartoons.
Unfortunately, she didn't make it all the way to the end with me. A few minutes later, her head leaned over to the side, and she was out cold. That's the first time I think I've ever put her to sleep without intentionally trying, and it was the sweetest thing ever.