Everyone in this house, it seems, makes fun of me because that is the phrase I’ve hit upon to try to lull the baby back to sleep. It’s uncomplicated, and much of the time it works.

But they all think it’s funny to hear me at 1 am saying, "Lie down…lie down….

Ha. Ha.

(I hasten to add that Michael does, indeed, do his part. I’m not in this alone, although sometimes it feels that way…)