Occasional Early Riser

Our boys are definitely not early risers...we truly enjoy our 9am wake-up calls and leisurely breakfasts that sometimes feel like brunch.  But once in a while Spencer will wake up early and we coax him back to sleep by letting him come snuggle in our bed.  He joined us around 7am today (which felt ridiculously early to me; funny how quickly you forget those early months of getting up before the sun on just a few hours sleep!) and we let him stay until 9:30am since it was Saturday.  The best part was that I think I've figured out why he didn't go back to sleep on his own and has also been having a hard time doing so when he's woken up mid-nap a couple times last week - his crib toy needed new batteries!!  The whole thing makes perfect sense now and is actually quite cute...he's become so used to going over and pushing the button on the toy and falling back asleep to the lights, water and music that he didn't know what to do when the button suddenly stopped working!  Doesn't he look big (and comfortable) in these pictures!