First of all, the practice of swaddling is an amazing thing! Also, it is amazing how good a parent feels when they have accomplished something as small as getting your 7 week (almost 8 week) old baby to lay down awake and learn to fall asleep on her own. I'm so excited and feel so successful.
Without experts and swaddling - this would never have happened. Yesterday - she cried for a solid 15 minutes before a nap...finally went to sleep and was then awakened by the UPS man who rang the doorbell. I now understand all you moms who have the paper note taped to the doorbell that states "Please do not ring doorbell!".
The strange thing - she will lay awake for about 20-30 minutes not making a peep before going to sleep for the night. Naps - a different story...but...I think we are finally getting there.
I have been so blessed by the experts that write books and share their knowledge with all of the other people of the world.
Little did I know that parenting was such a discipline! It isn't just about how much you love the little one - it is about TIME, EFFORT, DISCIPLINE, LOVE, HOPE, PERSEVERANCE, PRAYER..I could keep going but you all already know this! :)
I really felt the need to share in my excitement - It is only 10:00am and I feel like I have accomplished so much! I did what I shouldn't do - I went into the sleeping baby's room to take pics of her success.
2 comments:
Hey Mindy! I check your blog ever-so-often to see how your sweet girl is doing. She is such a beauty. Yes, swaddling is a wonderful thing...I swaddled Carter for a long time! Britney (Copeland) Finley
I love that bedding! I read Babywise, on your advice, and feel better informed about the whole sleeping/feeding deal. We'll see how it works for us! Thanks for the tips. It was so good getting to see y'all up here, esp that little one (who STILL looks like Michael to me!). I loved the sweet pea costume. Still no baby here, but we have hope it will be soon...
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