Sleep Habits

Sunday night Sydney slept from 8:30 until 4:30 am. It was a wonderful light at the end of the tunnel :) I fed her at 8 and then we gave her a quick bath and she was down by 8:30ish. I then tried to wake her for the 11pm feeding, and despite a diaper change w/ cold wipes and much tickling, she wouldn't open an eye. So, I put her back down, fearful that she would wake up again in an hour or so and want to eat just as I was starting to get to the good sleep. Nope, she didn't make a peep until 4:23am. I woke to feed her and change her, and was back in bed by 4:44. She didn't wake again until 8:30. So....we basically went 12 hours w/ a sleeping baby minus one 20 min feeding. Now....the challenge is, how do I get her to have a feeding that is more on schedule w/ my sleeping time?? This I'm not sure.....

So, last night we tried the exact same thing...Feeding at 8, bath, bed, wake her at 11-to no avail, put her back down and hope for a long sleep time. Well, she woke earlier this time, at 3am, and then again at 6:30am to eat. She still slept 6 1/2 hours straight, but it didn't correlate w/ my sleeping times. Maybe I should start going to bed at 8:30 w/ her, but then I'd never get to spend time w/ Jeff.

We'll keep trying the same thing, and maybe one day she'll wake up for the 11pm feeding and sleep until 6 or 7, or maybe even just sleep for 10-12 hours straight! We'll keep praying for that day, I have a feeling it might be closer than we'd imagined just 3 days ago!

I haven't downloaded pictures from either of our cameras in 2 weeks, so its about time.....

We just love naked baby bath time, so we take lots of pictures of her there

She's learning to like bath time, but in this picture it looks like she's saying, "Lady, do you even know what you're doing???" Clean, happy baby, w/ hair styled by her daddy. We decided to take a picture of Syd each month next to this lamb, that way we can see how much she's growing. Do I look like a worn out new mom in this picture, or what!! Really, its not as bad as I make it look like here. I found this picture to be a rather funny memory, and I'm sure I'll appreciate it more as time goes on. I don't even remember what day this picture was taken, but I think it must have been Saturday Baby in the Bed Day.

Syd still likes to sleep w/ her hands above her head. I just don't' understand it, because my arms would be numb in no time if I slept like that. Here she is taking a nap in her pack n' play while mom vegges on the couch catching up on some TV.As you probably know by now, Sydney doesn't normally take a binky, but she will go to town on our pinky fingers. We've tried several kind several times. Last week she took this Avent one for about 20 min, but hasn't touched it again since. It was a big moment for us, so we took a picture to celebrate.About 2 or 3 weeks ago, she became interested in the mobile over her swing. It has a mirror on the bottom, so I'm not sure if she's checking out her own reflection, or the birds that fly around it. This cute J-Lo inspired outfit is what Sydney sported to Jackie Stowell's baby shower on the 25th. The cutsie velour 2-piece is from Great Aunt Debbie McArthur, and the bling-bling onsie is from Sharon Bench. Her baby-couture was a big hit!This is another post-bathtime picture w/ hair stylings by dad. Her hair is actually curly when its wet, but board straight when dry. On the 28th I think it got up to 75 or 78 outside, so it was time to bust our yet another fashion explosion! Doesn't she look like she's posing for the heisman in this?