Get your sleep now

We've started eating meals with her on the table. She seems to enjoy it and it keeps her quiet while we eat. Everyone wins!

Here she is on the table.

I love the peaceful carseat photos I've been able to get of her.

This is her snowsuit. Tee hee. Clearly it no longer fits. It's been retired.

Remember how much I hated people telling me that when I was pregnant? I still do.

Sleep, or the lack of, was the thing that scared me most about parenting. Sleepless nights were something I dreaded. I think being sleep deprived is something that can really put a strain on new parents and the one thing that you really can't prepare yourself for. Well, I am happy to announce that Lauren agrees. My girl has been a great night-time sleeper really since week 2 or 3. She has been very consistent from the start. We put her to bed at 10 a.m. she usually wakes up around 3-4 a.m. eats and goes right back to sleep until 6-8 a.m. You can set your watch by her. We've only had a handful of nights when she was unable to get back to sleep after waking up. The last couple of nights she has slept 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. That's my girl!

However, the trade off to this fantastic night time sleep routine is that she rarely sleeps at all during the day. The only time she sleeps throughout the day is if she is in the stroller and we are walking, she is in the car and we are driving, or if I am holding her rocking, shushing, putting the soother in her mouth, bouncing etc. Sleep when your baby sleeps is just not possible for me because in order for her to sleep she needs me to be awake facilitating it. Oh well, as long as she sleeps at night I'm thrilled!