One thing that has been fun and quite the learning experience is Emma's sleep habits. Everything from her sleeping positions to the noises she makes to how long and when she will sleep.
During the day when she is not forced to sleep on her back in her crib (as in she sleeps on me or next to wherever I sit on the couch) she likes to curl up in some of the weirdest and most uncomfortable looking positions. Wheras at night when she is relegated to her crib and on her back she becomes this masterful magician capable of escaping any confinement. Okay, not any, but she figures out how too get herself out of the super amazing swaddle Collin puts her in.
We even tried the Swaddle Me blankets that have velcro closures. She managed to get her arms either out or tangled up trying to get them out.
As for sounds? She likes to chuckle in her sleep and occasionally all out laugh. This is only mildly creepy. What really freaks me out is when she randomly screams/wails in her sleep. Imagine yourself blissfully passed out after struggling to convince an overstimulated infant to shut her eyes and go to sleep. Next thing you know you jerk awake because the tiny human lets loose a terrifying shriek over the baby monitor. You sit up, preparing to go and get her for a feeding or a diaper change when she then chuckles and then radio silence as she has gone back to sleep. In a few minutes you might be able to calm yourself down and go back to sleep. This happens at least once a week.
Another thing that I really wish the little monster wouldn't do is nuzzling. During the day when she is sleeping in my arms, or on the couch next to me she likes to nuzzle up to stuff and then leave her face up against whatever she was nuzzling (i.e. my arm, my chest, the couch, etc.). This leads me to having to reposition her constantly, which about 50% of the time causes her to awake sooner than she would like which == cranky baby. Sometimes she isn't too bad... Sometimes.
Many of my FB friends think I must have this super angelic awesome infant because I tyically only post the good things. If I posted very single time I am exhausted and she is being a little hellion, there would be twice as many bad posts as the good ones. The last two months have been the most interesting of my life and even with all the rough times, it goes without saying I woudn't trade them for all the riches in the universe (although the riches would be nice in addition to the two months). I just can't believe I am heading back to work in just a few more days.
I will be honest with all of you now. Realistically, I won't be able to post as often as we would all like me to. I'm hoping for weekly posts, but yea, any of you mommies know best laid plans and such... LOL
I am now going to focus my attention on the adorable little girl that is dozing in my arms as I type this (so forgive any typos). <3
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