Ho hum...

I dont know what it is, but I have been going to be very late or early depending on how you look at it. 2am every morning. If I try to go to bed before then, I just toss and turn and just end up getting up anyway.....I really need to train myself to go back to sleep at a normal time, that way I dont finally pull myself out of bed around noon. I havent been getting things I need to done because of it. Sass is a lazy baby, so she just lies in bed with mommy all morning and then takes her nap, and when she sleeps, then so do I. I have seen that sleep MD stuff on tv...maybe I should try that?

In Sass news...She stood ALL BY HERSELF today!!!! And she even took a step, well let me explain. She was in her pack n play standing watching the kitty on the other end from me. I said, "Sass, do you want a puff?" and held it out. She turned around, let go of the side of the pack n play and was standing in the center of it, then took a little step so she could hang on to the other side to grab her puff!!! So this got me excited and I grabbed her walker (its a toy she can play with and push like an old lady walker). And SUUUURE enough, she was walking all over the living room!! She even stopped a couple times to come to me which for a few seconds she stood so she could fall into my arms!!! I can not believe how big she is getting!!! She will be 8 months old on Thursday..........my little baby...soooo big!

She also keeps biting her hands like she usually does, only difference is now she has teeth...and they hurt...so she cries....poor baby....

She can eat her puffs real well now. She uses her thumb and index finger to grab them, then shove them in her mouth. If the puff is in her palm, she will stick her fingers in her mouth (so she can use her tounge to get the puff out of her hand) Sometimes she uses her other hand to help her hand with the food put it in her mouth....its too cute. She loooves feeding herself...she really doesnt care for purees anymore either.

So I decided to tackle the closet in my room today....I am still working on it, I should have taken before and after pictures, but I really didnt think about it. I am taking a break from that to do this....well...off I go.....oops, just saw the time....I have to make dinner first, THEN I will finish the closet...ho hum.................

Wakey wakey......

This is just too cute not to share. Sass was taking her nap today and I know how cute she looks when she wakes up, so I wanted to tape it.....and she did not fail to deliver. My cute babums!!!

Just to add, at her 4 month check up (she was 4mo and 2wks) she weighed 17lbs 3 oz, and was 27 inches long. Yeah, she is still above the 95 percentile. But again, she was born 10 lbs, so her being big isnt surprising. I love my little Sass roundface...;)

Sleep Much???

I want to start this post saying that by no way am I complaining. I know that some people would kill for what I am about to say, but it is bothering me a bit.

I have been blessed that Sass has pretty much been a pro at everything she does, the 1st time. She latched on the first time, she slept so much when we brought her home from the hospital my husband and I would look at each other and would say, "whats so hard about this??" She still continues to sleep (don't get me wrong, my little angel can have her days that's for sure) but that's what I am writing about. How much she sleeps!

Hubby and I are both pretty lazy people, I mean we used to sleep our weekends away, we can sleep like you wouldn't believe, and maybe we passed that on to Sass. When she 1st came home from the hospital, she would sleep for like 18 hrs a day, normal so I hear, but I had to always wake her up to eat, the docs said she was fine and that I should count my blessings.

1-2 months old-Still sleeps a lot. Slept through the night about 1.5 months old. And when I say sleep through the night, I mean like 10+hours in a row! (she used to sleep about 5-6 hrs, eat, go back to sleep for like 4-5hrs)

3 months old-Kept pretty much the same schedule, but had nights where she woke up every hour on the hour.

4-5 months old-And here we are to present time. She goes to bed at 800pm, wakes up for good around 7am. Sometimes wakes up at 12 to get her paci back in her mouth, and sometimes at 5 too for the same reason.....(and you know, even though she sleeps so much, I am STILL so tired most times I take naps with her??? Man I am lethargic like, but, docs say I am fine....) But here is why I am writing.....

After sleeping for almost 12hrs straight through the night, she can only stay awake for like....2 hrs (while at home) before she HAS to take a nap. She gets so tired and fussy so I put her down and she will sleep again for like...2-3 hrs! Most times I have to go wake her up!! So she will be up for 2 hrs, and go back to sleep, and its like clockwork. I would be MORE worried if she wasnt hitting her milestones, but I swear I have a prodigy child. She has met her marks WAY before she is even supposed to, and when she is awake, she is very alert, smart. She eats well, pees and poos like she is supposed to, smiles, laughs, is a great baby, but doesnt she sleep too much??

My doc isnt too helpful, but he isnt a pediatric doc, (we just got one, but havent seen him yet) But he says she is fine, but I just dont see why she sleeps so much. I just hope she doesnt have some underlying condition. Other than that, yes, I am counting my blessings for having a baby who sleeps, but I feel we dont get to play much or do anything because she has to go to sleep.

Like tummy time....she cant be on her tummy after she eats because she will throw up. So by time it is in safe range for her to be on her tummy, its time for her to go to sleep! Sass doesnt cry unless she is hungry, wet/dirty, or sleepy. So I know her signs, and when I put her in bed.....right off to la-la land. So I guess I am just wondering if this is too much sleep....