33/365 Sleeping Beauty

Lit by the dim glow of Sal the Seahorse, sleeping peacefully with quiet melodies playing in the background,a satisfied and sweet smile on her face, and clutching her "Lovie" ladybug blanket, here is my Sleeping Beauty:

Though she is still waking a couple more times during the night than Mama and Daddy would like, we are very happy that she sleeps in her own crib every single night. (I know many people with babies her age and a little older that are just now struggling with making the transition into the crib/nursery. We started putting her in her own room around 6 weeks old and though it was only for a few hours a night at that point, and that few hours was always really hard for Mama, I am so glad we made that decision. )

And in regards to her waking up more often than we would prefer, although it really stinks getting up at 3:30 in the morning to soothe the baby and sometimes feed her, the reward of seeing the above precious face once she falls back asleep (which usually never takes more than 5-10 minutes) is worth every minute of sleep lost. I will catch up on my sleep one day, but she will only be this tiny for so long.

5/365 Sick Babe....Finally Catching Some Zzzz's

After a long, long day of the babe being sick...seemingly not even a tiny bit better than when she started her medicine a couple days ago...a day that definitely challenged my mommy patience...a day that the babes stomach was so upset she couldn't take a nap no matter how hard she tried because she would get sick within minutes of nodding off (we're talking more throw up than I've ever seen in my life people- seriously, the US should employ use of sick babies as a secret weapon against the bad guys)...a day that she required more icky medicine that I wouldn't go near her with (I thank God for a husband who isn't squeamish and was home for a few hours tonight)...a day that I definitely shed a few tears because I had no idea what else to do...she has finally fallen asleep on my chest in the rocking chair. I finally had the opportunity to get a photo or two of her that didn't include baby tears or big blue eyes that look at mama as if to say, "You aren't doing anything mom....please help me."

My sleeping angel:



This wouldn't be my first choice of sleeping position, but hey...whatever the babe wants right now, the babe gets. Especially if she is benefiting from it by getting some much needed sleep.



Now the challenge of deciding when to try to move her so I, too, can get some rest.