Julia and I went to our first Mom and Baby yoga class on Wednesday. The instructor is someone that Andrew and I have been taking classes from for a couple of years and both really like. So I felt pretty comfortable that this would be a good activity for us. Unfortunately, Julia did not feel the same way. I don’t think there’s a pose called “crying baby” but if there is Julia has it mastered! There is a pose called “happy baby” – our goal is to work on that one this week. :)
On the sleeping front we have had a few great nights this week! Julia has had a couple days where she slept for 4-5 hours at a stretch which both I and her dad really appreciate. What is hilarious though is the going to sleep routine that she and Andrew go through every night. Our typical routine is that she gets pjs put on and then is swaddled, nurses, and then Dad burps her and puts her to sleep by reading a couple of bedtime books and doing quite a bit of rocking/bouncing/swaying (this is usually accompanied by some tears – mostly from Julia but occasionally from Andrew as well). When she finally appears to be out for the count Andrew puts her down in the co-sleeper next to my side of the bed and then makes his way over to his side of the bed ready to put his head on the pillow and get a couple of hours of sleep. However, for the past couple of weeks Julia has been playing a game with Dad and as soon as his head hits the pillow her eyes pop back open and the routine has to start again! It’s been pretty amusing because Andrew has started standing by the co-sleeper or sitting on the edge of his side of the bed reading for awhile after he puts her down just to make sure that this doesn’t happen and that she’s really asleep. But without fail no matter how long he tries to wait her out she will open her eyes right after he lays down! I’ve been getting quite a few laughs from these little antics. (These types of things become considerably funnier when you’re sleep deprived.)
Well it became much less amusing at 4:00 this morning when Julia started playing a similar game with me. She was grunting and groaning in the co-sleeper and I kept sitting up to look at her and make sure she was okay. But every time I sat up her eyes were tightly shut and she would quiet down. I would lay back down and then the grunting would start again. Then one time, as I was sitting up, I caught her pop her eyes open, look over at me, and then quickly shut them tight and lie quiet and still again. I think we’re going to have to keep a close eye on this child! :)
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