Zoo
misty · Sat, Nov 7, 2015Chase and I bought a new carrier, so we decided to really try it out today with a trip to the zoo. Chase and I have never been, so we thought it would be a nice trip, especially given that the weather isn’t godawful hot anymore. It takes two buses to get there, which equals about 40-50 minutes of travel time.
Milo was cranky at first, but she eventually fell asleep on the bus. Milo woke up for part of the visit, but mostly slept through it. She also slept all the way home. With not much awake time, I’m a bit worried about how she’ll sleep tonight. As has become the trend, she didn’t sleep great last night. She fell asleep easily at around 8:30pm, awoke at 12:45, then she woke at 2:15, 4:45, and 6am. In between there were lots of fits of unrest, during which I was mostly awake and did my best to keep Milo asleep.
According to the book, I need to try to get Milo to self-soothe so that she doesn’t expect someone to constantly tend to her during the night. I do this by waking her a little just before I set her down to sleep; then, I allow her to put herself to sleep. It sounds crazy, and I think it’s going to require a lot of attempts. We also need to set a routine so that she knows it’s time for long sleep. If we do these things, she’s supposed to sleep better within the next couple of weeks. Let’s hope I have what it takes to follow through on all of these new sleep rules.
Development notes:
Milo screamed on the bus this afternoon. It was part of her fussing and crying, but it was an actual scream. Chase says he remembers her doing that in the early hours of the morning, too.
Each day, she’s getting better at putting her hands on things purposely. Today, Chase was holding a cat rattle in front of her, and she immediately put her hand on it.
Milo has clearly mastered the art of following things with her eyes. She follows objects so fluidly! Clearly she’s a genius.