We have been blessed with a wonderful night sleeper. One night it just clicked and Faith started sleeping longer hours. I think what helped was a solid consistent routine. So at night she goes down between 7-8pm wakes for a feeding around 4-5am then is back down til 7-8am. Pretty awesome right?
It was also very important to me that she be not only a good sleeper in the perfect environment but in a less than perfect environment as well. So we live life. We do things we need to do everyday and get out. We have a nice routine and Faith can nap during the day just about anywhere. Except...( insert dramatic music here) her crib! The girl will nap wherever need be except in her crib at home! I think I have almost made her too adaptable! I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing yet. I guess time will tell. And in all honesty despite her lack of naps she's pretty darn happy during the day.
But I do know yesterday as I was in tears as she screamed her gorgeous little head off in her crib, my frustration at an all time high, I couldn't help but think of Mckmama post " Your gonna miss this" and one of my favorite songs " It won't be like this for long" and an incredible sweet email from a wonderful new friend entitled " This too shall pass" and I gathered myself to pick up my darling daughter and just hold her and love her. No longer frustrated by her lack of napping simply savoring the moment.
The day will come all to soon that she won't even be sleeping at our house let alone in her crib! She'll be away at college sleeping in her dorm room and I will be thinking of those sleepless nights and napless days and be wishing to do then all over again.
This week wasn't my best week, but thankfully today was a lot better and I realized 99.9% of it had to do with my attitude during the day. Instead of being frustrated when Faith didn't sleep, we just went on with our day and guess what she ended up taking a great nap in the afternoon. She woke up happy and I was happy and we had a wonderful beautiful day!
And now for no reason at all pictures :)
It was also very important to me that she be not only a good sleeper in the perfect environment but in a less than perfect environment as well. So we live life. We do things we need to do everyday and get out. We have a nice routine and Faith can nap during the day just about anywhere. Except...( insert dramatic music here) her crib! The girl will nap wherever need be except in her crib at home! I think I have almost made her too adaptable! I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing yet. I guess time will tell. And in all honesty despite her lack of naps she's pretty darn happy during the day.
But I do know yesterday as I was in tears as she screamed her gorgeous little head off in her crib, my frustration at an all time high, I couldn't help but think of Mckmama post " Your gonna miss this" and one of my favorite songs " It won't be like this for long" and an incredible sweet email from a wonderful new friend entitled " This too shall pass" and I gathered myself to pick up my darling daughter and just hold her and love her. No longer frustrated by her lack of napping simply savoring the moment.
The day will come all to soon that she won't even be sleeping at our house let alone in her crib! She'll be away at college sleeping in her dorm room and I will be thinking of those sleepless nights and napless days and be wishing to do then all over again.
This week wasn't my best week, but thankfully today was a lot better and I realized 99.9% of it had to do with my attitude during the day. Instead of being frustrated when Faith didn't sleep, we just went on with our day and guess what she ended up taking a great nap in the afternoon. She woke up happy and I was happy and we had a wonderful beautiful day!
And now for no reason at all pictures :)
7 comments:
Enjoy every moment because they do grow up quickly! I love that song too...I listened to it today and it helped me realize that I need to enjoy every moment that we are a couple because soon we will be a family! She is such a beautiful baby girl!
Another great post! Good reminder to have a great attitude.
To maybe bring some encouragement... I've heard (and read) that some babies who have been sleeping good regress some at the age of 4 months. Once 4 months comes and goes, they go back to sleeping better again.
Your attidute of just going with the flow of the day is perfect and will get you through this phase!!
You should fram that beach picture!!!
I am sorry that you had a rough week babe. Those songs
are my fav too
There is a four month wakeful that babies go through so that also might be what Faith is experiencing and well...you too. We do the same thing as you, go about our day, Shelby naps in the car, in the stroller, in the car seat at the restaurant. I think it is good for them to be able to nap anywhere at anytime and not be on a super strict sched.
Faith is gorgeous. They do grow up quickly!
Well my girls don't sleep! And I am right there with you! Days are long and hard. But yes, when you tell yourself "I'm are going to miss this", Your heart changes and you want to smother the babe in love and cuddles. Have you tried napping in bed with her? Lyric would sleep really well if I would lay with her. But now my 2 1/2 year old NEVER naps! And Lyric (15 months) sleeps about 45 minutes a day and still wakes most nights at least once. Hopefully your sweet little babe will sleep more than that! :) Good luck! :)
Wow, that bottom picture is gorgeous!
I hear you about attitude. Some days I get so caught up in what *should* be happening that I get incredibly frustrated. The days when I manage to just live in the moments that are, are MUCH better!
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