sleep, eating, and the fabulously wealthy

one sleeping baby + one making happy chatter upstairs = one happy mommy
seton has actually been sleeping in his bassinet. i know this seems like a ridiculous thing to be happy about, but it is a substantial victory for me. it means that i no longer have to replace 4 C batteries every week, and that means that i can save an extra $15--$20 a month. it also means that i can get the travel swing out of my bedroom and bring it downstairs where he will, i hope, begin taking naps in it during the day. rimmy may not have taken regular naps at this age, but he at least slept if i held him. seton doesn't even do that. if i don't hold him, he doesn't sleep, and with 2 babies that's a little hard on mom.
rimmy has been eating more lately. he still wants a fairly slim variety of foods, but i have been able to convince him to try them in different ways, i.e. french toast and english muffins with cream cheese instead of just white toast with butter. he even ate most of a meatball yesterday for dinner. i know, i know: it's amazing. someone should give me a fricken award. :)
i haven't folded a thing in weeks, so our laundry is all over the bedroom and living room. the bathroom is in sore need of cleaning, as were the dishes until last night. what, you may ask, prompted my washing them? was it an innate need to have clean plates and a clean counter? was it my amazing abilities as a homemaker and domestic goddess? no! of course not. it was my need to bake scones for ron to bring into work this morning. i needed a clean counter and a clean sink to do this, e.g. the bout of housework. i've finally figured it out: in order for me to clean, i must need to bake something. at least that works for the kitchen. what reward should i get for cleaning the bedroom i wonder?
and i've decided to become rich. seriously. i'm going to invent, develop, market, and sell an amazing, can't-live-without-it product for nursing mothers (such as myself). great plan, huh? :)
baby crying for no apparent reason and a great deal of gusto. end post.