I'm an insomniac...in case I have never mentioned that to you before...I am.  However, once every 37 days (I don't know why I pick 37, but it just seems to be the number I always use for dramatic effect) but every 37 days, I lay myself down to sleep and actually fall to sleep instantly.  I don't have to entertain myself, of regale myself with some ridiculous story I'll never write...instead I lay down and am instantly and miraculously sound asleep. 

When this rare phenomenon occurs I notice two very significant things.  First off....I don't even notice that it has happened.  When I can't sleep I toss and turn and stare at the clock telling myself that if I don't fall asleep at that very second I'm only going to have 5 hours total of rest...then 4 hours....then 3 hours and 33 minutes...and so on ...  When I do actually conk right out, it goes unnoticed.  I wish just once in my dreams someone would come up to me and congratulate me for doing such a good job. 

The other thing I notice that happens without fail...as it did last night....the baby wakes me up.  That's honestly the only reason I ever notice that I have fallen asleep at all.....

I guess Ellie is my congratulatory dreamer....she's says, Wake up lady....you did good and fell right to sleep....now feed me damn it.

Thanks little One.