This past weekend Zoey has started sleeping in her crib at night! It was a lot easier than I thought it would be... the past fews weeks have been rough because Zoey would just cry and cry at bedtime with us (she had been sleeping in bed with us). We started to flip her over on her stomach (that's how she takes naps - the one thing that finally worked!) and she would calm down. Then on Friday night we thought, "I wonder if she would go to sleep if we put her in her crib like we do for naps?". Sure enough it worked! I feel like I've been torturing her by having her cry in bed with us when it seems that this is all she needed! Once again, us not really understanding what she needs and taking forever to figure it out!Zoey is also starting to be able to lay down awake and then fall asleep on her own! Before we had to rock her to sleep! I feel like I don't really know who this child is! :)
Although it is nice to have my space back in bed and that Zoey is getting some good, solid sleep... I am sad! She is growing up way too fast for me! Matt said to me this weekend, "Weren't you just talking about how you couldn't wait until we could just lay her in her crib and she would fall asleep on her own?". Well, I thought I would really enjoy it, but it makes me sad that she doesn't need me quite as much anymore. :( Okay, enough about my feelings because the better sleep has really helped Zoey not be so fussy (in addition to nighttime sleep, she also started taking a good, lengthy morning AND afternoon nap)!
Okay, I guess that's enough about sleep...
Abbey
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She has the thunder thighs of her dad and uncles. And she sleeps like her Dad. She obviously ignores the "back-to-sleep" lecture from pediatricians. Matt always slept on his stomach, and loved it. Sorry Abbey, this is just another example of how Zoey is like her dad. She does have your georgeous blue eyes. Hope the aptitude for math, music and studying rubs off from both of you. I could just scoup her up and hug her! You two did great!
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