Miss Crazy herself....
So sleep and newborns just don't mix. At least sleep and THIS newborn. She prefers to sleep attached to a human- snuggled on to a chest, lying across a stomach, or best of all, with a boob in her mouth. This may work well for Catie, but it's not so good for me. I've found it to be pretty much impossible to get anything (other than typing or reading) accomplished, including sleep, while she is nursing. Hopefully this will change as she grows either because I get better at multitasking or because she stops wanting to nurse 8 hours a day. In an attempt to gain a bit more time without having the child attached to one of us, Andy & I have been experimenting with different ways to calm the beast when she is fussy. We've known about the power of the vibrating bouncy for some time now, but were happy to discover that "narco swing"- the magic swing that puts crying babies to sleep in seconds, and walks in the stroller also seem to work. These might not get us any more sleep, but at least I can get the dishes done :-)
Shannon,
ReplyDeleteThank you thank you for this blog. I was going into withdrawl without Caring Bridge.
Catie is beautiful and it sounds like such a nice family and home.
Love Debbie Egan
That is one scary, very funny face! We were all (Karen and family are here) gathered around the computer hoping for a Miss Catie update when that photo popped up. Looks like she is providing hours of entertainment and some sleepless nights in the true style of a newborn! Happy parenthood...
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