To everyone's surprise I am sure, this month was another fun and exciting one. Charley did several new fun things, but most of the change this month evolved around her sleeping routine.
Most of you know that she has been sleeping through the night since she was a mere 5 weeks old!! The caviot is that, until now, we have always swaddled her to go to sleep, which I always feared in the back of my mind was the reason for her incredible sleep habits. As such, as any sane person would, I was very nervous to attempt what we called the "swaddler removal"
We both agreed that it was time that we remove the swaddler and allow her to have her arms free while sleeping, although I knew it was going to be a nightmare. The first night we tried it, she cried for 30 minutes (note, I rocked her completely to sleep, then put her down, once she woke up, she cried for the 30 minutes because she didn't know how to put herself back to sleep with arm freedom), the next night 15 mins, then none.
Well, since that was so easy, we decided the next week to stop the rocking to sleep and begin putting her down completely awake. Again, just a few nights later and no more tears...and it has worked ever since. We put her in her crib between 7:00 and 7:30 each night, completely awake and most of the time, we hear nothing else from her until 7:00 the following morning, it's just Glorious!!
Sorry, seems as if this post might be a little long...
Additionally, we took her in for her 6 month checkup and shots. Her stats were as follows:
Weight: 16 lbs 6 oz (65%); Length: 27" (90%); Head 17.5 in. (90%)
To sum things up, the doc said she was tall and thin with a big head! Everything checked out perfectly and she has a perfect bill of health....Praise God.
Other notable items for this month
- Charley says "Hey" and "Dada" (12/26)
- Pulls up in the tub (1/21)
- says "Mama" (1/23)
Sweet kisses for my sweet Daddy :)
Mommy and me!
Mommy getting those sweet cheeks
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