Sleep and Sucking

It is amazing what a good night can do. For me, for the Critter Girl. We are both more cheerful.

She is approaching 4 weeks old on Monday, so she is getting to be a big girl! And last night, she went for 2 stretches of 4+ hours between feedings. Holy heaven in my bed! That means 3+ hour blocks of sleep. For both of us. Wow, it feels so good.

Now, I know not expect this every night. But it is like a glimpse of light at the end of a dark, sleepy tunnel. And it makes me hopeful we will all come out of this. ;)

And in other developments, the critter has had her first taste of paci. Oh yes, we've gotten on the paci train. Given how well she is doing with managing both breast and bottle, I decided to try the paci today. When I've tried in the past (mostly out of desperation, once or twice) she was not interested. She looked at me like, "What the hell is that? There is no boob juice from that! What a tease!" But today, she took the paci and just started happily sucking. And it soothed her right down. So we are on the paci program I guess.

That's the latest on the critter front. I'm starting to feel more like normal, belly-wise. The weird nerve sensations in my belly are lessening, so that's good. I could even sit with the critter on the floor today while she was doing tummy time without discomfort. That's progress.

Have a good weekend, all.