Thursday, August 14, 2008

Baby Bootcamp!

After receiving wise counsel from my good friend Valerie, I decided to re-evaluate Kaylee's daytime sleep routine. When Babywise says that the average time to have "waketime" at 12-weeks old is around 45-60 minutes, they fail to mention that it INCLUDES eating time! So I have been doubling up on the time she should be awake which totally makes sense as to why she wasn't napping without her swing or bouncy seat! ~sigh~

So this week, we started Baby Bootcamp! I'm praying for strength, endurance and patience as I let my little girl cry it out in her crib. Day 1 - Perfect! She went straight down and stayed sleeping for her whole nap! Day 2 - She started figuring out that she was being trained and had to put up a bit of a fight. But she stayed down most of her naps. Day 3 - Daddy participated! I had a church staff meeting, so Nick did the feeding, changing, playing and napping! She tried to pull the "Daddy's little girl" card on him, but he did great! She was in her crib when I got home! Day 4 (today) - She went on a nice long walk with Granny and Pops and only cried for about 10 minutes for her most recent nap. She is getting better! My hope is that after this week, she will have more of a routine to count on and we will have a happier baby!

She is still sleeping through the night, so I'm thrilled. And when she wakes up in the morning, she smiles at us when she sees us. So all in all, it's been a great week!

(Kisses from Sydney)

DR. VISIT UPDATE
Kaylee went to the doctor for a check up. She weighs 10.0 pounds and is growing very healthy and strong. Dr. Sanford said that she is on track to being a tall & thin little lady. Hooray!

6 comments:

Carolyn Joyce said...

hi friend! i just found your blog thru valerie's blog and i'm so glad. your little one is soooo cute! congrats to you and Nick! feel free to check out my blog, but it's def not as interesting as yours. :)

hugs,
carolyn

debby said...

Good job toughing it out! It will definitely pay off in the long run. Stay strong!
Love the photo!

Ryan A. said...

like who wants tall thin kids?

Unknown said...

you're such a trooper! way to go, mom!

Rancho Del Rey Salt and Light Ministry said...

Hey all right...she finally weighs as much as I did at birth! Nice

debby said...

So, I keep checking to see some new photos, but I keep seeing Baby Bootcamp. Hasn't she completed bootcamp yet? Come on, post some more!