Delirium?

We are in bed, sleeping. I am on my back. My husband rolls over and flops his arm on top of me, hitting my arms that are wrapped around the baby sleeping on my chest. “P—!” He pulls his arm off quickly.

‘Is there a baby there??’ I pause before answering, looking down at her to make sure she’s okay. As I wake up more, I process fully…

‘… No. But I thought there was.’ We both laugh, neither of us even fully awake. We realize that I am cuddling my large elephant stuffed animal that usually sleeps next to me. It tricked me into thinking it was our child, who, in fact, is in her crib in the other room, totally fine and still asleep.

😛

Post-a-day 2025