Look at this peaceful sanctuary. Who would want to leave?
My Saioa is a sweet, sweet girl. She is just so good-natured, gentle and loving….. Kevin and I really lucked out with our girls. Serophina was the same way, we never had to worry about them getting into things or destroying things just cause they could reach it. For example, we’ve put up our Christmas tree with all of our delicate, breakable ornaments and Saioa understands not to touch them. She will admire the ornaments and the lights, but doesn’t try to grab or tug at them. Maybe that’s just how girls are…. I don’t know.
So, imagine …
Why was I so afraid of this?
Last week I wrote about how I was going to be moving Saioa from her bassinet and into her crib. I’m happy to report that she did absolutely wonderfully sleeping in her crib!
I definitely feel like I was making it out to be way worse than what it was.
That first night I was sure to stick with her nighttime routine. We gave her a nice, long, warm bath, then baby massage, nighttime feeding and put her down in her crib. She didn’t even flinch! I was afraid she might not know what to do with herself with all that …
When Saioa was three months old I was supposed to move her out of the bassinet next to our bed, into a crib in her own room. That day never happened. At her four month checkup her Pediatrician kindly reminded me that in order to start good sleep habits early, she should probably move into her own crib. Breastfed babies can smell their mother’s milk and if you’re trying to get them to sleep through the night, they might be less likely to wake up if they can’t smell their mother. I remember the lactation consultant telling me the same thing; she even suggested moving the bassinet to Kevin’s side …
Sweet dreams lovey love!
Not too long after I announced to the world that my sweet baby was sleeping through the night, she started not sleeping through the night. It was so nice of her to wait till after I boasted to my group of friends that “Yes, my baby sleeps through the night. Oh, yours doesn’t? Awww, poor you. I know, I’m so lucky. Yes, she’s such a good baby.”
She must’ve heard those conversations and was like “Oh no Mother, remember when you made me cry in my bassinet for a whole half a minute? Well take this!”
Recently she started waking up in the …
