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Sleep Journal
Mar. 25th, 2008 10:56 amLittle Miss Thing has been a little better about getting herself back to sleep when she wakes. Sometimes. I think that it is progress and that she will continue to get better as she gets older. Last night she whimpered and cried out a couple of times but it didn't go anywhere and she mustn't have fully woken up because she drifted back off into sleep. (That didn't stop her from waking up several times during the night though, heh.) And this morning she woke up from her morning nap after 40 minutes and was making noise, and while I was stalling (reading blogs), she went back to sleep and is still sleeping. This was 30 minutes ago.
Of course, she also woke up for the day at 6:30 this morning which she hasn't done since before we set the clocks ahead. Usually she has some milk around 6-6:30 and then sleeps until 7:30 or 8. But (if you are listening, God, that would be good) I wouldn't mind her waking up for the day at 6:30 if she slept through the night. Maybe someday.
She is much better at napping these days and rarely has a nap that is shorter than an hour, usually longer. I think it is because she is wearing herself out by crawling and climbing all over the house. She likes to pull up on everything and give me heart attacks, but only pulls up to kneeling and hasn't tried to stand unless I am holding her. I don't know if it's related to her muscle tone issues or if she's just cautious. I'm in no hurry, seriously.
Nights are still crazy though she will often sleep until 11 or later without waking up, and there have been a few times that she has gone back to sleep with minimal issue and I have gone back to the real bed until at least 2am. Lately, though, I haven't been able to put her to sleep at night because she just stays awake to be with me... and when I have gone in around midnight or later the same thing is happening unless I bring her into bed with me. Jen has been putting her to bed at night when she won't sleep for me and I think the time has come for Jen to be the one to go in during the night as well, since she seems to equate Jen with "Okay, I really need to go to bed now." It sucks though because Jen has to work and all, but if she starts going down in the middle of the night with no fuss maybe eventually she will stop waking up altogether.
It's not even like she is up to nurse or to eat or whatever. I am on so many mama boards and they all talk about trying to wean babies from one of their night feedings so they will sleep better and I just laugh. Punk has a bottle around 7-7:30, and then doesn't get another until 6am at the earliest. She is definitely not waking to eat or out of habit of eating - she is just waking up! Maybe our little trip to Florida will flip a switch.
Speaking of, I am not looking forward to flying with Punk this time around. Last time she was contented to sleep during the flights while I held her. Now she hates being held and just wants to crawl and climb everywhere. She is going to HAAAAAATE it.
It's really starting to feel like spring. I hope it sticks.
Of course, she also woke up for the day at 6:30 this morning which she hasn't done since before we set the clocks ahead. Usually she has some milk around 6-6:30 and then sleeps until 7:30 or 8. But (if you are listening, God, that would be good) I wouldn't mind her waking up for the day at 6:30 if she slept through the night. Maybe someday.
She is much better at napping these days and rarely has a nap that is shorter than an hour, usually longer. I think it is because she is wearing herself out by crawling and climbing all over the house. She likes to pull up on everything and give me heart attacks, but only pulls up to kneeling and hasn't tried to stand unless I am holding her. I don't know if it's related to her muscle tone issues or if she's just cautious. I'm in no hurry, seriously.
Nights are still crazy though she will often sleep until 11 or later without waking up, and there have been a few times that she has gone back to sleep with minimal issue and I have gone back to the real bed until at least 2am. Lately, though, I haven't been able to put her to sleep at night because she just stays awake to be with me... and when I have gone in around midnight or later the same thing is happening unless I bring her into bed with me. Jen has been putting her to bed at night when she won't sleep for me and I think the time has come for Jen to be the one to go in during the night as well, since she seems to equate Jen with "Okay, I really need to go to bed now." It sucks though because Jen has to work and all, but if she starts going down in the middle of the night with no fuss maybe eventually she will stop waking up altogether.
It's not even like she is up to nurse or to eat or whatever. I am on so many mama boards and they all talk about trying to wean babies from one of their night feedings so they will sleep better and I just laugh. Punk has a bottle around 7-7:30, and then doesn't get another until 6am at the earliest. She is definitely not waking to eat or out of habit of eating - she is just waking up! Maybe our little trip to Florida will flip a switch.
Speaking of, I am not looking forward to flying with Punk this time around. Last time she was contented to sleep during the flights while I held her. Now she hates being held and just wants to crawl and climb everywhere. She is going to HAAAAAATE it.
It's really starting to feel like spring. I hope it sticks.
