Oh my god why won't he just go to sleep? We've all been horribly sick with a cold and the last few nights have been sheer hell with Little Man waking frequently and increasingly earlier; there have been hours of rocking and walking a sick little man who thrashes and yells in your arms. Today he woke at four a.m. He seems much better today but for some reason he still WILL NOT SLEEP despite being way overtired. And of course the demon cat thinks that means it's a great idea for her to start screeching her lungs out too. I finally had to leave the room because my being in there was Just.Not.Productive. Not helpful to be on the verge of yelling "Just f---ing lie down and close your eyes!" But I am so bloody tired and at the rate we've been going I expect he'll be up at three tomorrow morning.

In other news, anyone want to adopt an orange tabby? Just slightly portly, very cuddly and remarkably tolerant of tail-pulling. Or a 13-month old?