So boring, more sleep stuff, yawn

Interesting feedback from the last scandalous post. Nice to know many of you feel like I do, although you are very very quiet about it! I was also thinking about how I know I'm weaning at 5-6 months anyway, so we can begin to work on Number 2 (we have 3 more euploid blasts on ice, you know). I wonder if this was not the plan, if the Critter was it for us, if I would feel differently. If I would cherish this experience more. Maybe.

Anyway, things are really beginning to stabilize around here (knock on wood, please don't jinx me!) routine-wise. The Critter has really taken to the Whisperer routine (not schedule, not clock/time-dependent) of Eat-Activity-Sleep. She has been on about 3 hour cycles with this, so about 30 minutes to eat, burp, cuddle, then about 45-ish minutes of activity (although this time varies a lot) then nap. She has been napping anywhere from 45 min to almost 2 hours, it just depends. But she goes down easily, as long as I catch her sleepy cues (2 yawns and one eye droop) and put her down in her crib before she falls fully asleep. If I catch this, she is down right away. If she already falls asleep, or just gets cranky, it can be even more disruptive to put her down. The opposite of what I'd think, but hey, whatever works.

We've been trying to come up with an evening routine, what we do before we put her down for her big sleep. Many people recommend bathtime, but we've decided against this, at least for now. We just do a face and hands wash, diaper change, into fresh jammies, and then lullabyes and a backrub/cuddle. It seems to be relaxing for her, so hopefully she'll begin to pick up on the sameness of it each night, as a signal for "Time for bed". She's been sleeping 6-ish hours, then we feed her, and she sleeps for another 3-4 hours. Pretty good for a 7 week old, I think. I'm feeling more rested, that's for sure.

See, I really have become one of those moms that can only talk of boobs and sleep. Ugh. Mr. P and I have planned a date night for Friday, my MIL is babysitting. Looking forward to being an adult for a bit.