Okay, so I forgot a few things in the last update. Not sure how I neglected to mention the most exciting thing... MJ is sleeping through the night in her crib! Okay, so it doesn't happen every night but we've seen a huge improvement! It sure is nice to have our bed back and to get some decent blocks of rest. Last Sunday we decided we were too exhausted from MJ's nighttime feedings every couple of hours and we were going to let her "cry it out." Well, we were preparing ourselves for hours of heartwrenching sobs but to our surprise she cried for about 15 minutes and was out like a light. She woke up one other time that night crying for another 15 minutes and then she slept until morning. Since then she has had a few nights where she sleeps the entire night through and others where she needs some sort of attention once or twice. All in all, we're getting there.
MJ's new coping mechanism is thumb sucking. Now that she is finding her hands she's got her thumb in her mouth almost non-stop. Good news is... its always her right thumb so hopefully that means she will be right handed (no offense to you lefties but the world is just built for us right handers).
Also, while we were home at Grandma Leonard's we learned that MJ loves Baby Einstein movies. Not that we approve of the TV as a baby sitter but sometimes it sure does come in handy to be able to plop her down in front of it and get some housework done. Not only does she like the Baby Einstein DVDs but she has now expanded her cartoon tastes to shows on regular TV as well.
"Okay seriously, you block the TV one more time and i'm gonna throw a major fit!"
3 comments:
Love the photos of her sucking her thumb. She's way too cute, can't wait till I can smooch her again!
Love you Makayla.
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you don't need a thumb sweet girl I have something you can suck on, you are going to LOVE it
agreed, give them c=ck from the start get them use to it
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