1. Early bedtime. We're now able to get Maddie to sleep by 6-7 pm every night. We actually have time to eat dinner and watch a full uninterrupted movie before parent bedtime!
2. Full Night Sleep. Maddie's Circadian rhythms / biological clock seem to be in sync and we're consistently getting between 6-12 hours of sleep from her before she wakes for a feeding. After feeding she goes right back down for additional sleep.
3. Morning Nap. She's consistently sleeping for 2 hours early in the morning (8-10 am)
In all, she's getting 12-14 hours of sleep each night/early morning. Though, she's developed a bad habit of not being able to nap during the day (and being grouchy because of it). We're hoping that is just temporary.
4. She's able to support herself and use the (upright) Bumpo Chairs without assistance. The bouncer (i.e. recliner) chair that was our most essential "baby thing" has now been relegated to the second team
5. She has started liking the electronic swing! Hell yes! Now we can rock her to sleep by sitting on the couch and watching tv. No more kicking the bouncer every 5 seconds for half an hour.
6. We use the stroller without the car seat attached - Now Maddie can sit upright and watch the cold, snowy, chicago winterland go by as we walk her through the unshoveled sidewalks
7. We left Maddie with strangers for the first time. Our gym has a childcare area that allows you to drop your kids of for up to 2 hours as you work out. The cost was minimal... and Maddie got a face rash from something or someone... but it was great to just dump our problems on someone else as we leisurely watched "Love it or List It" from the treadmill
Below are some random cute pics from the week...
