Sleep Training 101

At the end of last week I started a sort of hybrid sleep training schedule with Adelyn. I have a book that lists out step by step exactly what you are supposed to do, but it was just a little too much for me right off the bat, so I'm taking the parts I like and using them (exactly what the book tells me NOT to do). So far so good though. I've started doing a "dream feed" around the time I go to bed which has helped prolong the time that she sleeps before waking up again. In just a few days she has stopped getting up for 2 nightly feedings and keeps sleeping longer and longer at a time. One night I even put her to bed while she was still wide awake and she just cooed in her crib and put herself to sleep. I was so proud of her! Hopefully this is a sign of good things to come and I haven't jinxed anything by putting it in writing.

Adelyn the Librarian?

It's no secret that I love books, but I especially love library books. I love checking out books to read, but even more than that I love returning them. I do not like to own books, when I'm done with a book I don't want to hold on to it, so libraries are perfect to me. So when my friend Suz got Adelyn this onesie I couldn't help but love it. I think Addy loves it too, let's just hope she loves books as much as her mom does.

Wild Nights

A couple of weekends ago, on a Saturday night after putting Addy to bed, Brian and I were looking for something to watch on TV. There wasn't anything we could really agree on, shockingly he didn't want to watch Oprah and I didn't want to watch hockey. So I suggested watching American Idol, a show neither of us really love but we can both usually tolerate. As we started to watch it he said something to the effect of "if you would have told me 5 years ago that on a Saturday night I would be sitting home watching American Idol I never would have believed it." I laughed because it was both sad and true. Our lives have become considerably less glamorous ever since we had Adelyn. I am fine with the change, but our weekends just aren't what they used to be. Tonight for example, Brian is organizing the garage (for about the fifth time) and I just made my weekly grocery list, my to-do list, paid some bills and am thinking about heading to bed (it's 8:45). Not exactly the picture of a wild Saturday night, but it works for me.

Adventures in Shopping

A couple of weekends ago Brian and I stopped by the mall to pick up a few things. We split up to do our own shopping and I took Addy with me. After I was done I called Brian and left a message for him, a few minutes he called me back and left a message for me (apparently it's hard to hear cell phones in the mall). Finally we connected and I told him I would just wait for him in Gymboree near the entrance where we came in next to JC Penney. While waiting for Brian I came across these ridiculous sunglasses which happened to be on sale. I put them on Adelyn to see how she would react and she broke out in a huge smile. That was all it took and I was sold so I bought the glasses. A little later Brian showed up and was a little annoyed that he couldn't find us. He asked why I didn't answer my phone and sure enough I had a voicemail from him "hi Megan its me, I'm just walking around in JC Penney and I don't see anything called Gymboree so I have no idea where you are." I guess I just assumed he knew that Gymboree was its own store, but obviously not. It only took a second for him to forget about being lost in the mall when he saw Adelyn with her completely impractical yet adorable new sunglasses. Yes, they have little turtles on them. Seriously stylish.

Check-up

Today Addy had her 4 month Dr. visit and had a excellent report. She weighed in at 14 lbs 4oz (75%), 25 inches (75-90%) and 42.5 cm head (90%). Our little girl is getting bigger every day! The Dr. was very happy with how Addy is developing and said she is right on track with rolling over, cooing, giggling, etc. Again, she was a trooper with the shots and only cried for a few seconds before giving the nurse a smile. The Dr. did say we could start sleep training at anytime, which makes me both nervous and excited at the same time. The idea of getting 8 hours of sleep in a row definitely sounds good to me, but I don't know how I'll handle the "crying it out" part. We'll see how much longer it is before I'm willing to make that trade.

Sad Sounds

Addy's giggles are on the top of my list of favorite sounds and her sniffles, coughs and wheezes are definitely on the bottom. Over the last few days Addy has come down with a nasty cold and it is the saddest thing to see, but even harder to hear. The other night I went in to get her in the middle of the night and it sounded like there was a seal barking in her room. She is very congested and stuffed up and we just feel terrible for her. Over the last week or so she had been working on what we call her "upper register" which is her soprano voice. Well, with her cold she can't even get her voice to go that high so she just gives out an almost silent sigh. It is both heartbreaking and hilarious at the same time. We put a vaporizer in her room last night and today she seems a little better so hopefully she's on the mend now. I would definitely be okay with not hearing these sounds come out of her again for a long time.

Giggles Part 2

I think the video speaks for itself. Enjoy!