I noticed that she was swaying around a bit, as if struggling to focus on keeping her balance, so I said "Hey, Hazel, why don't you lay down? If you angle yourself right, you can play with Mama while I play with you," I said, grinning at her, and she looked over her shoulder at me.

"How?"

"Well, I mean, you could lay on your side and rest your head on Mama's leg," I suggested. "That way you have free use of your hand and your mouth, but you're not having to balance, so if I distract you too much you won't fall over."

She nodded. "Ah, yeah, okay, that...