An Honest Sleepless Night

It is an understatement to say that Nyla was up all night. Ridiculous. The only time that she was calm was when she was being held. She would knock out

Seriously?

It was one thing to have Nyla wake up in the middle of the night and want to play for two hours before going back to sleep. It's completely another to have it happen five days in a row! Holy no sleep!

You would think that with all that non-sleeping that homegirl would like to sleep a lot during the day, and in turn give her mommy some much needed sleep too. That's not the case at all. And since some of the nights that she wasn't sleeping were Paul's nights to get up, daddy is sleepy too. That makes us some grumpy parents.

I know I said that I wouldn't get used to her sleeping through the night, but man! It was so nice sleeping a solid 8 hours a night. Now, it's like time has reversed and we're back to being walking zombies during the day. Nyla, on the other hand, is her same old happy, playful self. I need to draw energy from her this week.

With her not sleeping very well, that made my running program very difficult to do last week. I was so pathetic during the runs that I need to repeat last week just to feel like I did something productive.

Nyla, here is your goal for tonight and the following nights: SLEEP. We're begging you!

Forsaken Again

Oh, sleep. Why must you forget about me? We're in hour 4 of being awake now...that's right. Homegirl woke up at 3 a.m. this morning and has decided that she's ready to be up for the day. Ugh.

It wouldn't be bad except for the fact that last night I started my little part-time job at the craft store and worked until after 10. My bedtime last night was just after 11. Let's do the math. Bed at 11, baby awake at 3. Awesome 4 hours of sleep.

I wasn't even going to go get Nyla out of her crib. I just wanted to peek my head around the corner to see if she was really crying or just sleep crying. But as I turned to head into her room, the aroma slapped me in the face. Nylabelle had pooped. So not only was she awake and crying at 3, she also had poo in her diaper. What a lovely thing to wake up to after four hours of slumber.

But it's not all bad! I missed my girl last night and didn't get to kiss her before bed, so I was happy to snuggle this morning. Only I didn't think she'd want to be up this long; I was totally anticipating her going to sleep after her bottle. Apparently she had other plans which included coming downstairs to play for a few hours.

Don't worry, everyone. I will be fine today. I already have my Starbucks. :)

Stroller Woes

It's true. I am a disaster when pushing a stroller. Hello, I run into everything. I can't even walk in an aisle without hitting the different stands that are set out. I'm just a disaster.

Nyla, on the other hand, just laughs and squeals the whole time while Mommy is trying to maneuver through the rows in Fred Meyer. I made the mistake of just cruising through the clothes section...hello, ran into all the different racks of clothes. I even got stuck at one point and had to pseudo-off road with Nyla by pushing her up and over one of the legs of the racks.

Who knew driving a stroller (that's what I call it) would be so difficult? Or am I just the biggest moron in the world not knowing how to push it correctly?! All I know is that having this stroller is a thousand times better than taking in her car seat, which weighs eight hundred pounds, and pushing it in the cart. When does she start walking again? :)

Incredible!

I'm just going to continue knocking on wood because homegirl has got this sleeping thing down right now! She's consistently sleeping through the night, now going on 8 nights in a row. Can you believe it?

But I know that I should not get overly excited about this; it's only a phase. That's why I appreciate it every night! Every morning when I wake up, I just soak it all in...all the hours of sleep in a row, all the feelings of restfulness...soak it all in! Now my next step to enjoying this more thoroughly would be to actually go to sleep when Nylabelle goes to sleep. That's hard to do right now because she's going to sleep before 8 o'clock. What is nice, though, is that Paul and I are getting some quiet time alone now...which means we get to curl up and watch some Food Network. :)

On The Verge

You guys! Our babygirl is on the verge of talking! Okay, maybe not full on talking baby-talk, but today marks the day our Nylabelle spoke her first word! I can't believe it!

We were at my Auntie Queen's house, and Nyla was just happily playing in her Pack-N-Play, and she started going, "mmm-mmmm". I just nonchalantly said, "Mama?" not thinking anything would even happen. Nyla stopped everything and went, "Maaaa-ma." You guys! How exciting! Honest on everything, I just about burst out into tears...like explosive tears! Our baby is growing up!

Then for the next few minutes, all she said was, "mama...maaaamaaa...maaaama." And just as soon as she started speaking, she stopped. We haven't heard it again today; she was only in the mood for talking for that five minute span. Believe me, those five minutes were some of the best five minutes of my life!

She's saying "mama" today, "Daddy get me a car" tomorrow! Or "can I have some money?" or even "I can do what I want!"

THREE! THREE! THREE!

Could it be? Dare I say it? Has Nylabelle figured out sleeping?

I woke up this morning with the biggest smile on my face because homegirl has slept through the night THREE NIGHTS IN A ROW! I'm talking put her down for bed at 8:30 and she doesn't wake up until 8:00 the next morning! I'm trying my hardest not to get all jacked up about this because I know it's just a phase...but let me just say, I love this phase!

She even napped really good yesterday, and I had fears that she wouldn't sleep at all. But she did sleep! Even as I write this, she is still sleeping. I have come to cherish my quiet time in the mornings now, instead of waking up to a crying baby everyday. I get up, get a cup of coffee, and am able to just relax and rev myself up for the day.

Nylabear, thank you for the last few nights and mornings! They're just what Mommy needed!