I can't believe it's already been 2 months since Grace came into our lives. So much has happened during that time. We're still getting to know each other. And she's still getting used to life on the outside. Just when we think we've figured out how to make her happy she changes her mind. The past two nights she's been up until around 2 am. It seems that after her 8 or 9 pm feeding she just wants to be awake. And not the kind of awake that is content to sit in her bouncy seat or swing or even our arms. The kind of awake that takes constant rocking, bouncing, cooing, back flips (you name it, we've tried it) to keep the screams and tears at bay. Last night was a little different though. Grace took a pacifier!! And not just for a couple minutes either. Until last night the longest she's ever used a pacifier was maybe 3 minutes. But I gave it to her around 9 pm and she was still going to town after 1 am. And during all that time she slept maybe 2 minutes. While the pacifier did require almost constant babysitting to keep it in it was much more relaxing than any other late night we've had. As long as she had the pacifier she was happy. And by the end of the night she started to figure out how to keep it in with her fist. And what surprises me even more is she took it again this morning and it helped her be happy in her boppy for awhile. So, once we can get her GERD, cow's milk irritation, pacifier, and night/day figured out we'll be set! ;-) We're so blessed to have her and every smile is an exciting adventure.
Here is our beautiful little ballerina.
Pretty in pink and ready for church.
The first of many fun rides on Daddy's shoulders.
I can't believe it's already been 2 months since Grace came into our lives. So much has happened during that time. We're still getting to know each other. And she's still getting used to life on the outside. Just when we think we've figured out how to make her happy she changes her mind. The past two nights she's been up until around 2 am. It seems that after her 8 or 9 pm feeding she just wants to be awake. And not the kind of awake that is content to sit in her bouncy seat or swing or even our arms. The kind of awake that takes constant rocking, bouncing, cooing, back flips (you name it, we've tried it) to keep the screams and tears at bay. Last night was a little different though. Grace took a pacifier!! And not just for a couple minutes either. Until last night the longest she's ever used a pacifier was maybe 3 minutes. But I gave it to her around 9 pm and she was still going to town after 1 am. And during all that time she slept maybe 2 minutes. While the pacifier did require almost constant babysitting to keep it in it was much more relaxing than any other late night we've had. As long as she had the pacifier she was happy. And by the end of the night she started to figure out how to keep it in with her fist. And what surprises me even more is she took it again this morning and it helped her be happy in her boppy for awhile. So, once we can get her GERD, cow's milk irritation, pacifier, and night/day figured out we'll be set! ;-) We're so blessed to have her and every smile is an exciting adventure.
Here is our beautiful little ballerina.
Pretty in pink and ready for church.
The first of many fun rides on Daddy's shoulders.
No comments:
Post a Comment