I think I would fall asleep on you too if I were nestled up against your chest, able to hear you heartbeat*
there’s this thing that happens when i’ve got a baby attached to my chest, in a sling or a harness. they fall asleep, within a short time, even when it’s not sleeping time.
me and texas would go out walking on my babysitting days, and by the time we got to king street he’d be asleep, tucked into his red sling, comfortably held up by the bones in my hips and back.
today tharan and i went to return my library books to the university library; his 18 month old body was strapped to my chest on the bus and in the lift and on the escalators – so much fun in one morning. and as we were walking back from the bus station, via the coffee shop, his head just fell to the side, eyes shut and he slept. it’s a cosy, comfy place for us both to be in.
* as said by MB later in the day
