This month was the big breakthough with nightime sleep. By week 10 Madeline was sleeping 6-7 hours at night pretty consistently and she finally took the MAM pacifiers. Hallelujah! Her baby acne was gone and she finally grew out of the newborn diapers and into size 1 diapers. The bigger diapers still looked a little big but they fit way better than the newborn diapers. We started reading simple books to Madeline this month. The kids loved to lay down next to her and read her books. She seemed to love the Barnyard Dance book.
By Week 11 Madeline was sleeping 8-9 hrs at night. She would usually go to bed @7:30pm and get up around 4:30am to eat. Then she would go back to bed until 7:00am. She is such a dream sleeper. After nursing her at night for the last time she would be OUT for the night. She still loved to sleep in her papoose sleeper.
Madeline loves to get her diaper changed. She loves it when I pat her naked bum and rub it a little without the diaper on it. She enjoys the freedom from the diaper for just a little bit. I try and let her have some time without the diaper.
Madeline still doesn't love the pacifier but will usually take it if she is tired enough and wants to fall asleep. It seems to be just a sleepy thing. She will occassionaly fall asleep on her own after I put her down for a nap. She has to be really sleep when I put her down though. She loves to listen to the musical bunny we have hanging in her crib.
This week we introduced the bottle. I have been pumping at night before I go to bed. She takes the bottle really well. All of the kids got a chance to feed her from the bottle this month.
By Week 11 Madeline was sleeping 8-9 hrs at night. She would usually go to bed @7:30pm and get up around 4:30am to eat. Then she would go back to bed until 7:00am. She is such a dream sleeper. After nursing her at night for the last time she would be OUT for the night. She still loved to sleep in her papoose sleeper.
Madeline loves to get her diaper changed. She loves it when I pat her naked bum and rub it a little without the diaper on it. She enjoys the freedom from the diaper for just a little bit. I try and let her have some time without the diaper.
Madeline still doesn't love the pacifier but will usually take it if she is tired enough and wants to fall asleep. It seems to be just a sleepy thing. She will occassionaly fall asleep on her own after I put her down for a nap. She has to be really sleep when I put her down though. She loves to listen to the musical bunny we have hanging in her crib.
This week we introduced the bottle. I have been pumping at night before I go to bed. She takes the bottle really well. All of the kids got a chance to feed her from the bottle this month.
