i love my life

last night elenora was awake from 6:15 until 8:36.

we put her to bed at 8:30.

her alert time last night was so wonderful. she hasn't been that calm and relaxed in weeks. her entire body was tension-free. we had a long time of just enjoying our family with tummy time and flying and lots of face-to-face interaction. so wonderful. she was like a whole new baby. poor girl had been so overtired, and we thought she was just an extremely fussy/colicky baby! it's so nice to have our sweet elenora back.



our bedtime routine included rocking, nursing, reading "The Cat in the Hat," apricot baby oil (so that she can associate bedtime with a scent), and prayers with both mommy and daddy.

she gave about three little quiet cries before falling asleep. amazing.

i can't believe it was that easy. we had the entire night to ourselves. i made dinner and went to the gym and spent time with j. ella didn't wake up for her night feeding until 12:55 am.

today she seemed to still know what to do. she cried for awhile, intermittantly, before her morning nap, but she got the point. and this afternoon she cried just a few minutes and only very quietly as she fell asleep. i peeked in at one point and she wasn't asleep, but she was just looking around at her mobile and stuffed animals. it's so good to have her be able to amuse herself like that and then put herself to sleep.

what a good girl.