Today is "Another Day"

Yesterday was a little bit hectic and frustrating, so much so that I felt like I was back with a newborn. Abbie was a mess; she was so tired that she wasn't able to sleep at all and she consequently cried most of the day. My sister-in-law, Krissie, reminded me in the afternoon that the day was half over already and that "tomorrow is another day" and things can start anew. She was right, of course.

I think Abbie is just going through some transitions right now. We started putting her in her crib at night rather than in her co-sleeper, which is basically a little bed that lays between us on our bed and has sides so we don't roll over her. The co-sleeper has been great and I wish we used it earlier. She sleeps so soundly there between us and she's nice and safe. But, as usual, I decide out of nowhere that I want to change things up!

Abbie's first night in the crib was outstanding! She slept great....I didn't because I was paranoid that something bad would happen (the universal mom thing to do). The next night was a little worse because she was overtired. I wasn't expecting her to need to go to sleep by 8 PM. She had been sleeping at 10 or 11 PM. Last night she was ready by 7:30 PM! And she slept this morning until 10 AM! She needed the sleep desperately.

Today Abbie is very busy on Skype. She has been video calling with Pop-pop (my dad) and will likely be "Skyping" with her cousins Brandt and Ella later this afternoon. I'll post a picture of that....it will be soooo cute! She doesn't really understand what she is looking at, she just knows that I force her to sit on the laptop and stare at a screen! When she "skyped" with Nana (my mom) earlier in the week, she seemed to like it. She didn't cry at least!

Right now Abbie is sleeping on her daddy's lap. He's in heaven!

Tuesday I go back to work. I anticipate a terrible day as I drive of from dropping her off at her child care provider. All week I have been dreading this and I can't even imagine what it will be like to leave her. Its been 15 weeks of sleeplessness, frustration, crying, smiles, laughter, oohing and aahing, kisses, hugs, and overwhelming happiness. When I imagined what motherhood would be like in the beginning, this doesn't even measure up in the slightest. I have wanted this for so long and I feel so privileged to be experiencing it....even the not-so-great days.