The sleeping experiment continues. Tessa has been extraordinary at being in her crib during the night. I would say she cares not an ounce that she's in her own room at night. She wakes up once to eat, goes right back to sleep in her swaddled blanket, then wakes up at 6 ready to start the day. Naptimes are a different story. Although she has very little problem going to sleep in her crib, she does not stay asleep. In her stroller, she'll sleep for a couple hours; in her crib, she'll go for a few half hour power naps during the day. This makes for an overtired and very cranky baby in the evenings. (just ask Bill; he's been home with both girls for bedtime a couple nights this week.) So here's hoping there's some improvement with this as we continue to practice this week.
Tessa and I are currently in a nursing battle. She grabs hold of me while she's eating and pulls me out of her mouth. This makes her mad when her food source goes away, and frustrates me because I have to hold her hand with my one free one. With a sock on her hand she just pushes me out of her mouth. And putting her arm in her shirt only delays this behavior when she inevitably finds her sleeve. We have a strict "no playing with your food" policy in this house, but Tess just doesn't seem to get it.
On a purely wonderful note, she's smiling up a storm these days and "laughing" more often. She thinks getting her cheeks pinched is pretty funny. And pretty much anything Maggie does or says makes her smile big time. The frown comes back still, but definitely not as often as it used to.
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