Nothing Like Family and Other Stuff

Okay, so two blogs in one day? What's up with that? I've just lots to share.

So, the other night was my hubby's grandfather's 90th birthday celebration. I was of course worried about Baby #1's temperament especially after a similar outing proved horrible. Maybe it was because we were surrounded by family and although I felt indifferent about the whole gathering, Baby #1 was fantastic! Everyone loved her and wanted to hold her which was great for us because this meant we could sit and enjoy others' company and eat. She did get cranky around 9:30ish (3 hours past her usual bedtime) and didn't go down for a nap. I gave her a bottle because at this point she was long over due for a feeding and then all was great. It was time to go home and when we put her in the stroller this time, it was light's out immediately. The same even after changing her diaper and placing her in the crib.

Which leads me to other stuff...My baby loves to sleep with her face pushed against the bumper pads. I know it's not good to have them, but the reason why we decided to put them in was because she kept pushing herself to the corner of the crib and banging her head against the bars of the crib. So, as per daddy's request I took them off tonight with the hopes that with a blanket by her face she would cuddle that and be okay. HELL NO! She cried bloody murder two times in a span of 30 min. I had to rescue her and hold her to keep her from crying her head off. I had also put the bumper pads in the wash so they were still wet! To top it off, my dryer is broken (no tube for output air). Oh God, she would not sleep without things back to normal, so I did what any mother would do...Operate the broken dryer and put the bumper pads back!

After I got her crib put together, I placed her in it and she went to bed. Simple as that. No crying, no fussing. She just put her face to the corner and her fingers in her mouth and she was out.

It makes me smile when I think how similar she is to me. I too like things a certain way and if it works, I don't want it to change. And I have to say, it feels great when I do something I feel is going to make things better for her and it does.

P.S. I told her I was sorry for changing things and that I would change things back so she could go to sleep. I know she was listening and could totally understand.