Daycare bliss

Okay, last night was some of the rough parts about the daycare transition; here is some praise for why it can be great.

Like with most babies, our biggest challenge with Tabs is sleep.  It took me quite a while to get her napping on her own, and it still really consisted of getting her to sleep and then shifting her into her crib.  Bedtime can take hours, and some nights she wakes up over... and over... and only being taken from the crib and cuddled will put her back down - and only by me... and often only if she nurses.

But already this week they're finding her not that bad.  She takes 10 minutes or less of back patting to go down.

And tonight I reaped the rewards.  She woke up a little while ago.  I went upstairs, rolled her onto her side, and patted her back for about two minutes - and back to sleep she went.  Which has basically never happened before.

Ahhhh.....

Baby Insomnia

The last couple of nights Tabetha has woken up in the middle of the night and had trouble getting back to sleep.  We're staying at my Dad's right now, so it's unfamiliar surroundings and maybe that's part of the reason.  At any rate, she's done some tossing and turning in bed with me. This went on for about an hour tonight before I finally gave up and decided to let Daddy sleep and brought her downstairs.  Right now she's crawling around on the floor in the semi-darkness while I wait for her to get good and tired.

Now, adults have learned that some positions are more likely to induce sleep than others.  Tossing and turning for us generally goes something like side. back. side. front. Tabetha hasn't learned that yet.   Here's a representative slice of what I mean.

4:02:37am - Attempts to sleep on her side with her face mashed into my nose.
4:02:40am - Decides that isn't comfortable.  Resumes flailing.
4:02:45am - Settles down kneeling with face planted on pillow.
4:02:50am - Nope, can't breathe face down on pillow.  turns head sideways.
4:03:00am - Flops over onto back, whacking me in the face with her fist.
4:03:03am - Tries to stick a finger up my nose.  Thwarted, resumes flailing.
4:03:08am - Back to kneeling, this time with head resting on her arms which rest on my ribcage.
4:03:12am - Stands up, still with top half resting on my ribs.
4:03:15am - Bounces.  Is swept into my arms to lie on her side with her head resting on my shoulder.
4:03:17am - Rolls over and blows a raspberry in my armpit.
4:03:18am - Put to the breast.  Lies quietly and gives me hope that she'll sleep now.
4:09:29am - Attempts nursing in Downward Dog.