I am a creature of habit, it's what makes me so efficient at work when it comes to our routine paperwork and reports. I thrive on routine. And for many years now, I've been telling parents how much children thrive on routine as well. After our first week of being back to work, Charlotte and I had a great little routine going. It was awesome-sauce and somewhat predictable (as predictable as one week's worth can be). On her first day of school, she slept 6.5 hours that night (!!!!). I woke up at 3:30 and had to check to make sure she was still breathing. Her teachers had her sleeping in her crib and I thought hey, I should start having her nap in her crib at home too since she was doing so well at the center. She was consistently hitting 2.5-3 hour naps and 4-5 hours at night.
And then the weekend happened.
Ugh. It was rough. And to add to the craziness (in a good way), my parents and brother & sister-in-law came to visit. And that baby didn't hit the crib ONCE for a nap while they were here; she caught cat naps while being passed and loved up on. She's irresistible. And my parents have expressed how much they dislike the swaddle because it looks like a baby straight jacket. Yep, it does look a little crazy, but when she was wrapped up last week, she slept like a boss.
Cue Monday. Mondays suck all on their own, but after weekend of snuggles and no consistency, boy did we struggle. I got Charlie home Monday afternoon (she screamed the entire car ride home) and she refused to nap except when on my shoulder and even then, only for 5 minutes. She slept in her crib for the evening and got some decent sleep, but even at school today she was still cat napping.
Realizing what I was up against, when I noticed Charlie was asleep in the car on the way home, I decided to make a Target run. I needed to pick up missing dinner ingredients and some baby shower cards and there's a Starbucks so really -- no brainer. I embraced her alertness this afternoon and spent quite some time chatting with Ms. Charlie and reading stories. She helped me make dinner (ok, she watched). We sent a selfie to Daddy at work. She took a 15 minute nap in her Rock 'n' Play (woof, really?) just to tease me. Eventually, I got her in a good sleep and down for a legit nap at 4 and she slept for a little over 2 hours.
When Porch got home, we ate dinner and I fed C and continued our deep conversations from the afternoon. Noticing her sleepiness, we kicked it into bedtime mode a little early and got her into the bathtub, smothered in bedtime lotion, and into pajamas. I fed her and read a story then handed her to Porch for a burp and more stories (those eyes were rollin' back so I knew it was just a matter of time). I jumped into the shower and by the time I was finished, baby girl was ooooooouttttt. 8:00pm bedtime? Or 8:00 naptime? Either way, both involve sleep and Mama & Daddy having some time to get things done to be ready for Sons of Anarchy tonight!
Hopefully we can get ourselves back on schedule! Just in time for the weekend ;)
xo
Mama Porch
And then the weekend happened.
Ugh. It was rough. And to add to the craziness (in a good way), my parents and brother & sister-in-law came to visit. And that baby didn't hit the crib ONCE for a nap while they were here; she caught cat naps while being passed and loved up on. She's irresistible. And my parents have expressed how much they dislike the swaddle because it looks like a baby straight jacket. Yep, it does look a little crazy, but when she was wrapped up last week, she slept like a boss.
Cue Monday. Mondays suck all on their own, but after weekend of snuggles and no consistency, boy did we struggle. I got Charlie home Monday afternoon (she screamed the entire car ride home) and she refused to nap except when on my shoulder and even then, only for 5 minutes. She slept in her crib for the evening and got some decent sleep, but even at school today she was still cat napping.
Realizing what I was up against, when I noticed Charlie was asleep in the car on the way home, I decided to make a Target run. I needed to pick up missing dinner ingredients and some baby shower cards and there's a Starbucks so really -- no brainer. I embraced her alertness this afternoon and spent quite some time chatting with Ms. Charlie and reading stories. She helped me make dinner (ok, she watched). We sent a selfie to Daddy at work. She took a 15 minute nap in her Rock 'n' Play (woof, really?) just to tease me. Eventually, I got her in a good sleep and down for a legit nap at 4 and she slept for a little over 2 hours.
When Porch got home, we ate dinner and I fed C and continued our deep conversations from the afternoon. Noticing her sleepiness, we kicked it into bedtime mode a little early and got her into the bathtub, smothered in bedtime lotion, and into pajamas. I fed her and read a story then handed her to Porch for a burp and more stories (those eyes were rollin' back so I knew it was just a matter of time). I jumped into the shower and by the time I was finished, baby girl was ooooooouttttt. 8:00pm bedtime? Or 8:00 naptime? Either way, both involve sleep and Mama & Daddy having some time to get things done to be ready for Sons of Anarchy tonight!
Hopefully we can get ourselves back on schedule! Just in time for the weekend ;)
xo
Mama Porch
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