It's Saturday morning. Amelia is trying to take her morning nap. It's still a struggle, to say the least to get her to lay down for a nap. She enjoys the snuggling so much, she can't bear to be without it while she sleeps. So, the dilema continues. I solicit advice from friends and books. Everyone says something different. "it's okay to hold her while she sleeps because rest is most important, lay her down and let her cry it out, don't let her cry it out, 10 weeks is too young to let her cry, babies need to be soothed, you can't spoil a child under 6 months of age, let her cry for 5 minutues and then console her then 10 minutes and so on, don't let her sleep in your bed, yes, let her sleep in your bed she's only little once and she won't want to forever...be consistent!
What to do? Excuse me, I have to go console my screaming Amelia! :)
You know what else is interesting, why do the LOUDEST things happen when a baby is trying to sleep? The UPS man pounds on the door (usually with a present for Amelia!) :), the can of artichokes falls out the cupboard and crashes loudly onto the kitchen floor when you are quietly and finally trying to squeeze in a bowl of cereal for yourself, the CAT meows a few hundred times in that extra loud nails on the chalkboard sort of meow...excellent.
This is what baby memories are made of...and I'm loving it.
Onward!
Happy Day and blessings,
Kim