The Sleeper

Oh, no! It sounds like from my post title I have put my baby in a wrestling hold and choked her out. And as tempting as this may sound sometimes...no, no, no...that's pure awful! This post might be more aptly named, "Sleep in Heavenly Peace." The awake/daytime Madi is a wiggly worm in every sense of the word, a real mover and a shaker! She is ULTRA-ALERT, taking it ALL in! She kicks, and cooes, and giggles, and gasps, and fake hyperventilates (excited breathing), and fake coughs (it must be a bad case of the "black lung"). She startles easily and can keep her eyes open long past what an infant should be able.

But, THANK HEAVENS, she now makes up for her exhausting energy by sleeping like a rock at night. At just a month and a half old, Madi began sleeping through the night. Aaaahhhh! Deep, blissful sigh of relief. We were getting clinically cuckoo bird around here with little sleep at night and no naps to make up for it during the day. But to her credit, that "clutch" little baby pulled through for us by becoming a deep sleeper. Consecutive hours of sleep at night make for a MUCH more functional, happy day!

The first few nights of sleeping in until 7:00 a.m. scared me! I woke up with a jolt, ran to her crib, and finally starting breathing again when I saw that she was (breathing again)!

I know that the "magic wrap"/mummy wrap with her blanket is a huge factor in her nighttime sleep success. It's like strapping on a straight-jacket and keeps her still and forceably peaceful. It also keeps her snug and warm and she doesn't get pools of slobber to make her wet and cold because she can't suck her hands. Thanks, Matty! I also swear by the book "Babywise." Routines are golden! She has some "magic jammies" too (the kind with the footsies) that seem to possess drowsy powers. She LOVES Colbie Caillat and quiet rocking time with Daddy in the evening. Her pacifier is also very helpful. She only takes it when she's super sleepy and spits it out as she drifts off but it really soothes and lulls her into dreamland. But most of it is probably just dumb luck...and the fact that little Mads can't possibly have even one calorie left to burn after all her daytime, wiggle-wart adventures! :)

But anyway, thank you, thank you, thank you, little angel, for sleeping through the night!