Nap Time!

Evelyn has been talking up a storm today!

The last few days, she has been not so happy.  I blame that on the fact that her longest nap in those 3 days was 2 hours - and most were in the 30-45 minute range.  Not nearly long enough for a 6 week old!  However, she's been sleeping great at night - still 6-8 hours at a time, then up for a snack, and back to sleep for 3 more hours.  It's usually pretty nice!  However, we have a routine at bedtime, which is why I think she sleeps so well.  We give her a bath, super swaddle her (with 2 blankets - one just for her arms!  Otherwise she'd be out of it in 10 seconds flat!), I feed her/let her nurse for about an hour as she's falling asleep, then lay her down in her crib.  Only once in 2 weeks of doing this has she not slept forever after our routine.

Naptime is a different story.  I don't put her down for her naps in her crib.  I prefer to put her in the swing or lay her on our bed if I'm taking a nap too.  I want her to know that there's a difference between night time and nap time.  But does a 6 week old really know the difference?  Who know - but I'd rather her be awake during the day than not sleep well at night, and I don't want to mess up what we have at night.

However, for naptimes today, I've been swaddling her (just a basic swaddle), and it seems to be working well.  She slept 3 hours this morning, and has been asleep for an hour & a half now!  Woo hoo!  That's more than she's napped total Sunday-Tuesday!  I was able to sew a bit and actually finished a project! 



And when she's awake - Evelyn is SOOOO happy!  I love it!  She's been really verbal today, and has been making sounds I haven't heard before!  It's amazing!  She's had the video camera or my iPhone in her face almost all day!  Hahaha - but she's so cute!  Sorry she's sideways, but hopefully my video will work well!