Some progress?!?!

I think we have already made some progress (although, I'm sure tomorrow will be completely different.....). ;) Hope I didn't sound so... depressed yesterday.. :/ :) I'm more just worried about her.. :/

She has been asleep for the last hour.. and it wasn't too difficult to put her down.

When she woke up at 05.30 this morning, I decided to feed her and keep her up. She was having a typical daytime feeding: where she latches on and unlatches and keeps doing that over and over. She wants to look around too much.. :/ :) So, I fed her for her normal amount of time and then I decided to take her downstairs. I held her for a short while, and then put her in her baby gym, and she stayed there.. for.. a good amount of time! She probably would have stayed longer, but I took her upstairs to change her clothes because she spit-up and it went all the way down her back.. :/ :)

And then I fed her until she was done and just hanging on for fun - then I got in the rocking chair and rocked her (with her sucking on my finger, of course).. :/ :) And she fell asleep. So, I was able to shower and get a few things done. I don't mind pacifying her all day if she isn't interested in sleeping - I just want a few minutes in the morning to shower, brush my teeth, etc... :/ :))

So, I'm going to try to pick a couple times during the day when I know she might be getting tired, and try to have her regularly sleep during those times. Maybe she is ready for a routine/schedule already.. :/

But she fell asleep at her normal time last night.. at 19.20 and she slept very well through the night.

But the thing is is that she has been like this since she was born, it isn't something new, it has only gotten more defined.

And I appreciate the comments! And I received a very nice e-mail from my middle sister, Beverly, saying her oldest daughter had similar bouts of not wanting to sleep. I'm one to accept advice from others! I don't mind at all. Everyone experiences different things, and every now and then someone might have an idea that works. (And I'm good at ignoring stuff that I think is preachy.) ;) It isn't like I don't know all babies are different (goodness knows I've taken care of plenty), but I think there is a difference when the child is your own.. :/ And you are the "sole" decision maker.

Fredrik is afraid that it is a sign of her intelligence (her not interested in sleeping), that she is too smart for her own good.. :/ :) We are certain she can tell the difference btwn night and day now. And she has been rolling from her back to her side for the last couple of days.

Now I am going to try to rest a little until she decides to wake up. :)