The Sensor

When Karston was an infant, we would talk about his tilt sensor. When one of us would say, Oh, his tilt sensor went off, it meant that Karston was asleep until we leaned over to set him in his bassinet. His ability to wake up within a split second of setting him down (to give our backs a break) was remarkable.

Enter Cale, a better sleeper. He has a body heat sensor. We can set him down, and he'll stay asleep or even fall back to sleep ... but only up to about ten minutes, sometimes less than one minute. He won't cry until you've got your hands on something else, and then, oh yes, it's time to pick up Cale again. About the time Cale notices he's not snuggled up next to your body warmth, he wakes up. He does nap better with a hat on and covers tucked in around his tummy, so this alarm might actually be a temperature sensor.