I am reminded of how quickly time flies every time I look at Naomi so I am really trying to make an effort to soak up every moment of Alana's infancy. She will be our last baby and I know these short minutes/hours/days/weeks/months are fleeting, to put it mildly. Before we "blink da eye" she will be running around this house with her big sister. Not long after that she'll be heading to college, I'm sure. I am already mourning our future empty nest!
With this in mind, you can imagine my surprise and dismay to see that our littlest is so anxious to be a big kid already! At a mere three weeks, Alana started rolling over from front to back. No assistance, no exaggeration. This was no fluke, either. She has done it every day since. Put her on her belly and she'll roll to her back. For those of you yet to have your children, you should know that normally this doesn't happen until 3-4 months. Here is video proof for posterity's sake.
Also, for the record, Alana is an absolute dream. She is sweet, mellow, and a happy sleeper. Yeah, you heard me. She usually sleeps from 11pm-8am waking only once to eat. She has followed this pattern pretty much since the day she was born. She is thriving so the doc said there is no need to wake her more often for feedings. SWEET. I am relieved to say that, so far, I am probably the least sleep deprived mom of a newborn ever. I know many of you probably want to tear my face off right about now. I understand. Just be gentle.
3 comments:
amazing! OF COURSE you and Rob have a totally advanced baby! i would think nothing else :)! i have been giving sleeping through the night baby advice for a few weeks now (2 people who think that their babies should be sleeping through at just under a month old now), so i certainly won't tell them that it IS possible :)! what do i know any way? my 2 year old wakes up and comes into bed with me every single night. sometimes it's not till 5:30, but that's still night in my book...love your posts, and LOVE your new blog design and name. fabulous!!
I have to say I have had nothing to do with Alana's sleeping pattern. She just does what she does. I have not, by any means, "trained" her. And I don't really expect it to last forever. But I'm going to enjoy it while it lasts!
That said, Naomi still gets up once a night for a drink, too. But I am used to it, and I have come to appreciate that quiet time we get when they just let me snuggle their lazy bodies.
Glad you are following along! We miss you!
i would like to maybe just poke you in the eye or something :). i'll try to be gentle. so not fair on the sleep thing! i say congrats (begrudgingly!). totally amazing. i really hope we didn't use up all out sleep luck on metztli who sleeps like a rock and still takes 3-hour afternoon naps . . .
still need to meet that littlest one! miss you guys. glad to hear everything is going so well!
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