Last night Elizabeth went to bed at 9.40pm, and woke up at 6am (only because husband's alarm clock went off). She fed, then went back to sleep and stayed in her cot babbling to herself until about 9.30am. Last night she slept in her new sleeping bag for the first time, so this got me thinking, has she been waking up because she's been getting cold? With the sleeping bag (and scratch mitts to keep her hands warm) she was obviously snug as a bug, and couldn't kick her covers off. I was surprised that her flailing arms didn't wake her, as she has been swaddled since she was born, but this didn't seem to be a problem. So night times are great!
But, the morning went pear shaped quickly. She fed, then did her activities: looking at her mobile, playing on her gym, and she even managed to grasp a little toy in her hand for the first time. When she started grumbling I interpreted this as being tired, and rocked her to sleep listening to Take That's 'Patience', and put her down. She didn't sleep straight away, so I put the moses basket into her big cot so she could watch the mobile. She went to sleep by herself eventually, but just as I got started on the various jobs that needed doing she was awake again!
This afternoon she was grizzling - sounding not hungry but tired. I tried to rock her to sleep, walked around the house, and spent ages with her in her bouncy chair. Finally I decided to feed her and she fed hungrily - but would she go to sleep? It is now about 4 o'clock and I've got to finish ironing shirts, get the tumble drying in from the garage, do the dishes and put clothes away and she is still wide awake. When will I be sure what her cries mean? When will I learn a routine that works for the day and the night?
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