Naps & Notes
misty · Fri, Sep 18, 2015It’s difficult to get Milo to nap during the day. Chase has this amazing ability to get her to sleep in the bassinet during the day. I’ve only succeeded there once. Normally, when she naps, it’s for only a few minutes, and then she startles herself awake or slowly opens those gorgeous eyes and doesn’t close them again. If I want to get her to sleep longer, I have two options: either wrap her against my chest or sleep next to her. Today, for instance, I got her to sleep in the wrap for about 45 minutes while I made myself some oatmeal and paced around the apartment. Good exercise, and she woke up refreshed! Then, later in the day, I fed her and got her to sleep right away. To keep her sleeping, I rested next to her on the sofa, and that nap lasted over an hour! Win!! I’m going to work on getting her to sleep alone during the day. It’s going to be rough, but I’m going to do my best.
Notes:
- Now that Milo is losing her hair, she has an endless forehead. So, when she furrows her brow, it wrinkles really far back on her head. Much farther than it should. And it’s adorable.
- Mom and Michelle have both encouraged us to give Milo little massages every now and then. So, I’ve been massaging her legs and feet during the day, and she loves it! It is the instant fuss stopper!
- File this one under the “things you don’t know until you have a baby”: Milo’s feet sweat. And they smell like feet. I didn’t know that babies feet could smell like, well, feet!
- When we took Milo to the ball park, we got to really look at her eyes in the sun. I still don’t know what color they’ll be later on, but that day her eyes were so blue! I think they’re going to be hazel like Chase and Dad’s eyes. We’ll just have to wait and see.