Grace TV

Carrie and I love watching Gracie sleep, to the point of obsession.  As part of our nightly routine, we hook our video monitor up to the television and watch her doze in serene peace until we pass out ourselves, which we affectionately refer to as turning on Grace TV  [Note to expecting parents, the Mobicam wireless video monitor is all sorts of awesome].  Tonight, our baby watching took a meta turn. 

Grace has been pretty restless the last few evenings, staying up from around 7 pm until nearly midnight.  We've tried the usual feeding, changing, attention, rocking, swaddling and, out of desperation, the pacifier (a post for another time), but none of that has helped to settle her down.  The next step was toys, and there we found a solution.

We put a light-up, fish tank replicating, lullaby playing music box/baby TV (great gift Grandpa Mulligan!) in her bed, which instantly got Grace's complete attention.  Within seconds, she had a beaming smile, which is pretty much the first time she's smiled specifically at something that's making her happy, other than passing gas.

I know this because my wife and I were both standing over our daughter, watching her watch her own version of Grace TV.  Her happiness was mirrored in our faces for the next 10 minutes, as we silently looked on until she, just like us, peacefully fell asleep to her favorite show.

A much better show than NCIS.