Wide Awake

This afternoon I went to Target with K and she took a really short nap in the stroller. When I got home and fed her, she was pretty tired. She was constantly rubbing her eyes, so I knew it time for another nap. I swaddled her and I typically rock her for a few minutes to help her fall asleep. Today she was fighting the nap when I was rocking her, so I thought ok then you go to sleep on your own. I laid her down in her crib wide awake and closed her door. I could hear and see her in the monitor playing and giggling. She didn't cry and after 15 minutes...she fell asleep on her own! I couldn't believe it!  Maybe now she is ready to sleep on her own through the night which would make sleep training so much easier! Fingers crossed!!!

I snuck into her room to get a photo of her sleeping. This was definitely a proud mommy moment! Auntie Ali taught me to leave one arm unswaddled, so K can learn to soothe herself. K ended up napping for almost two hours

Explaination

Daddy did some digging around on the internet and found this on Baby Center:
During periods of growth or when she's working to achieve a new milestone, don't be surprised if your baby diverges from her usual routine. She may be hungrier than usual, need more sleep, or return to waking up several times a night. Hang in there — your baby may be back on schedule shortly, or this may be a sign that you need to adjust your routine.

K must be going through a three month growth spurt. Hopefully her frequent night time awakenings will be short lived or I will be one tired mommy!!

Back To The Old Days

The last couple of nights, K has been waking up three times!! She has not done that since she was born. At 7 weeks, she started only waking up once a night at 3:30.  Last night she woke up at 12:30, 1:30 and 2:00 and started her morning at 5:45. She typically gets up at 6:15.  Thirty minutes may not seem like a big difference in the time she wakes up but every cherished minute of sleep counts for Daddy and I.  Aren't babies suppose to wake up less and sleep longer through the night when they get older?! I have no idea why the sudden change in sleep pattern. The only difference is now she is napping in the crib instead of me holding her. She has been taking 3 longer quality naps in the crib. Could it be, she is getting too much sleep in the day now? Whatever the reason, we need to figure it out pronto! We are exhausted!