Mommy's Little Hedonist

Since Thursday, Allison Clare has had a bit of a cold. It has given her a low-grade fever off and on, and at times, a very bad attitude. After a good bit of fussing and crying yesterday, she fell asleep at about 8:30 p.m. and slept for an unprecedented 6 1/2 hours (if I had only known to go to sleep immediately when she fell asleep!).

She woke up at 3:00 a.m. frantically hungry, and gulped and gulped and gulped as she ate. Then she let out two enormous belches, closed her eyes, rolled over onto her back, and smiled. I think she was just about to ask me for a cigarette.