the crib

For the last couple weeks, Adia and I have been having difficulties co-sleeping. She wakes up constantly, thereby waking me up constantly and we were both exhausted. At first I planned just to have her sleep all night in the co-sleeper, but she killed that last night. She woke up at 3am, completely turned sideways. Her head was at an odd angle and she was completely stuck, crying pitifully. So obviously the co-sleeper was out. So I made the decision that she'd have to start sleeping the crib.
I didn't really think much of it today, except she spent two 15 minute periods in it today, just to see what would happen. She ended up playing with toys, totally preoccupied. Then the crying started. She also refused to nap in there. Actually, she refused to nap all day. Amazingly she wasn't too cranky before her bath and passed out shortly afterwards.


Playing in the crib

I cherished every moment while feeding her and cuddling her before laying her down. I didn't think it would be such an emotional moment, but it was. When I laid her down, she didn't wake. It just kind of feels like an end of an era, and I guess it really is. No more co-sleeping all night. My little girl is growing up and isn't entirely dependent on me anymore. I just hope she sleeps well tonight and this really is a solution to our problem. Otherwise, I don't understand why she's no longer sleeping. Nothing has changed. Her routine is still the same.


Asleep on me before laying her down.

Besides the crib tonight, all we did today was practice sitting. I swear she was better at it a couple weeks ago. I surrounded her with pillows, but, of course, when she fell she hit a toy on the way down. That always has to happen, right?


Playing on the floor.

We also walked to get the mail. She loves being outside and enjoyed the small breeze by sticking out her tongue. Then we had dinner together as a family, with her in her high chair. She only fussed a little bit towards the end and otherwise played with her toys.

She also spend a few minutes sitting on the bathroom counter while I got ready for the day. She watched me intently and smiled at herself in the mirror. Her new game is throwing stuff in the sink while she sits there. It can be funny.

How she spends every morning while I put in contacts and brush my teeth.

So here I am, hoping for a relatively good nights sleep. And understanding greatly why parents cry on their children's first day of school.