Kerry and I had this awesome habit of putting Jessie to sleep in the swing. We would buckle her in, turn it on, and it worked like a charm. We could count on it. Then in about 5 -10 minutes, we would move her to the pack-n-play. (outgrew the Amby hammock.) Sometimes though we would fall asleep ourselves and leave her in the swing to sleep.....not exactly recommended in the baby books but great for us to get sleep!
This morning though, Jessie started whimpering like she was awake and ready to get up. I started making a bottle and yelled to her , "Just a minute!", as if she can understand that! I did hear the swing squeak quite a bit, but didn't think anything of it. When I went to get her, she was enjoying some tummy time on the floor. She had hurled herself out of the swing! Dr. Head gave her a full examination and she was all smiles.
Needless to say, no more swing. This means a rough week of sleep for Mom and Dad while we enforce new sleeping rules. We picked out a crib online and Kerry is going to look at it at work today. It will be better for us in the long run, but could use some prayers for Jessie to fall asleep in the crib! If I feel up to it, it might even be the perfect time to start what some of my friends call "sleep training", where you force out the night feedings. Two friends followed the same plan around 3 months old, and after a week both of their babies were sleeping mostly straight through....that should be motivation enough. I think she might be ready - last night at 3:30 it took her 45 minutes to drink 3 oz so I figure she couldn't have been all that hungry. When she is really hungry, she drinks it much more quickly!
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