Baby Wise

Whew, another couple weeks flown by! Maddie was visited by her Auntie Stacey from Seattle and Auntie Faye from Texarkana last weekend. They, along with Auntie Crystal, watched Maddie when I worked on Saturday because Daddy had duty all Saturday until Sunday morning. It was three women and a baby! Maddie got lots of love that day!

Maddie has been a good baby lately. The first two weeks of her life, she was either sleeping or screaming. I cut my dairy intake to almost nothing, and that made her a happier child while awake. Naptimes were hit and miss most of the time, until I read the books "Baby Wise" and "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child". Now she's (mostly) on a schedule, and taking (some) good 2-hour naps during the day. Of course, as I type this, she's fussing in the next room, fighting her afternoon nap that she woke up halfway through (for you Baby Wise followers, the "45-minute intruder" has found it's way to Maddie). So really, we're still a bit hit and miss, just more hit, and less miss.

Last week, she miraculously slept from 8pm to 4am. I didn't know what to do with myself, I kept waking every three hours to silence! Unfortunately, that was the only 8-hour stretch we've had. But she'll go about 5-6 hours before squawking for a diaper change at night. The sleep schedule has made her a much happier, bubblier baby when she is awake. Still trying to catch that big smile on camera, though! Whenever I try to take her photo, she either gets really serious, or just goes into hysterics.

Anyhoo, I know y'all probably just want photos without all these words, so here you go...

Maddie with Auntie Crystal:

Talking to herself in the pack n play:Laughing and cooing at her Aunties after a diaper change:I really like this shirt, it goes with just about any of her gDiapers, but she's starting to outgrow it. See what I mean about the serious look she gives me at photo shoots?

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