Camille went down for a nap yesterday afternoon and cried for about 30-45 minutes before sleeping...then woke up about 15 minutes later. Not a good sign for the night to come.
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We underestimated her. We did our nighttime routine (eat, play a little, bath, read) and by the time we were reading our prayers she was fussy. We decided to give her some extra milk before bed to make sure she was full (I'm having some supply issues--more on that later) and then we rocked for a few minutes and I sang to her (poor child) and put her in her crib with her keyboard on (thanks Uncle Jerry and Aunt Mel). Brian and I watched on the video monitor. Camille played with her little keyboard--just scratched at it and petted it. Then she closed her eyes and went to sleep. No tears. It was unreal. This child just amazes me.
At that point I thought, "yeah right--this isn't over" and figured she'd be up soon after. I stayed up to pump and she was still sleeping...so I went to sleep waiting to wake up. I did....at 3:30!!! That was 6 hours after her second feeding. Awesome (she had gone down to 4 hours as her longest stretch). Then I was worried that I would feed her and change her and she'd be up for the day. Nope! I changed her, fed her and put her back in and she just went right back to sleep until 7:45!!!! I mean, WOW. We put her down at 9:30--way too late. We're going to go earlier tonight, so there will probably be some tears. She may not be as tired then, so it'll be more of a struggle.
Today she went down for her first nap with some fussing, but it didn't last that long and I busied myself so I wouldn't hear her. Poor girl! She's in bed now for a nap and is doing well--no crying yet. Some talking, and getting droopy eyed. Oh! Here come the tears. :(
The whole supply issue: pumping at work isn't getting it. I'm not getting but maybe 4oz at each session and we figured out that she needs more than that. She has been on 4 oz since she was 3 months and for a while she hadn't gained much weight. She's not starving or thin at all, but her sleep was suffering, she was eating all night, and she wasn't has happy in general. Now when we give her bottles we give her 4.5-5 oz and she is just much easier going and much happier. Problem is: I don't get that when I pump. I mentioned some of this before, so I won't keep going. I'm taking Fenugreek to help the supply out and am trying to drink lots of water.
We also started the Primal Thumbprint diet today: lots of fat! That should help the milk be thicker, right? It's a caveman diet--lots of meat, veggies, fruits, nuts--no grains. I have a slight headache already--hopefully not from that. Couldn't be. I've had an omelet and salad with chicken and yogurt with berries today--lots of food really. Time to get some fat off. B's brother went on it and has already lost a ton of weight. I'm hoping we can get some off by summer so I can get pregnant again. MWAHAHAHHA. :) Plus it'd be nice to take some family pictures this summer instead of just pictures of Camille. She's adorable, but I want some pictures of us together with her so it's not just a bunch of her. I'm sure later in life she'd want some pictures of us with her.
She's already asleep--AWESOME. I love this girl. I love her even more now that she sleeps on her own and doesn't yell at me while I try to rock her. I think she needed this transition as much as we did. YAY YAY YAY! This will help Brian and I get some time together too, which will be a nice change. I miss him.
We had a play date today with cousin Claire and Aunt Hope! Here are a few shots from the fun!
Sweet Baby Bunny Claire!!!
Goodluck with Paleo! I could never give up my carbs. Are you really already planning #2? Brave woman!!
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