where sophie sleeps

sophie is not a great sleeper. part of that is just how she is--i truly believe some kids are just hardwired to sleep better than others--and part of that is her sleeping locales. when she was born, sophie slept in a box. or rather a glorified box that was lined with vinyl. one of my mom's good friends, who sadly died recently, slept in a dresser drawer in her parent's room for quite some time after she was born and became a tremendously successful woman in every sense of the word. so maybe sophie's box built some character. in any event, this is the dispiriting place where sophie used to sleep:




or, more commonly, like this (rich got smart and slept on the couch):




so as a consequence of the box sophie learned to sleep in the car (like most babies), which eliminated the need to put her in the box. however she couldn't avoid it altogether--she spent several weeks in her box on a hotel bed, as we moved when she was 6 weeks old. no pictures of this, because it was just too depressing. anyway, we tried to make up for it with her new room:

"welcome! this is my room!"


"this is my quilt. it has circles."


"this is my mobile. it has circles and a horse."


"my horse is a bit shy today--usually he has more to say."


"teething is harsh but thankfully i have this giant wooden teether."


"out now! tour is over!"