Really Funny

To borrow a friend's joke, I think Baby's new year resolution is to eat as much of every day as possible.

Actually, it's possible that a recent stomach bug of mine caused my milk to be low (since I didn't/couldn't eat much for a few days and wasn't stellar about drinking enough fluid), and also, she might be attempting a growth spurt. Cause, you know, 15 pounds at the beginning of three months isn't big enough. Since I was sick, I indulged her and let her nurse as long as she wanted. Now that I'm better, I'd like to do a few things.

Last night, she was attempting to eat constantly before bed. Each time I tried to put her down, she would wake and usually fuss, her hands clasped together and one or both fists in her mouth. (As a side note, I'm impressed by how much of her hand fits into her mouth when she's hungry.) Finally, around midnight we thought for sure she was finished for the night, and I gave her a few extra snuggles before putting her down.

I had to leave her kicking around for a few minutes before coming back for her because I was so tired and upset that she woke up. My husband was actually the one who picked her up and convinced me to try feeding her again, since she usually only really stays up late when she's hungry, even though she might not at first appear hungry. After that feeding, she was limp and out like a light. I gratefully settled down for my five or six hours, the time being almost two o'clock.

Surprise! Baby was hungry at 4. At least she ate quickly and went back down pretty fast.

At 6:30, I convinced her that she was just tired and soothed her back to sleep after a few minutes.

At 7:15, she convinced me that only feeding her was going to help. I sighed and got to work.

At 9, I got up again and decided to feed her in bed, but she decided she didn't want to eat just then. Luckily my hubby was up. He looked at the clock and said, "Seven hours isn't so bad, I guess." I just laughed (bitterly) and informed him that I had slept five of those hours. Then Baby told me she wanted to go play with Daddy. >:-) Fortunately she was being extremely cute just then.

On a more lighthearted note, Baby took a short nap in her crib this afternoon with only a little spitup. Yay! Also, I made Mexican Lasagna which was AMAZING, and Baby tried out her new playmat for the first time today. I would upload some cute pictures, except that I'm ashamed to admit that the last time I put the camera battery in the charger, I put it in backwards, so the camera is currently juiceless. Sad, embarrassing day.

She just woke up. After eating. And wouldn't you know, she's acting hungry.