I'm finally to the point that most new mothers look forward to the most, their baby sleeping through the night. Bells has always been a good sleeper. She would sleep anywhere from 3-4 hours when we brought her home from the hospital. Recently, she sleeps about 6 on average, wakes to eat and sleeps until 7-8:00 am. I'd say I have it pretty good. There are mommies who have to wake up every two hours to feed their babies, or they have super fussy babies. Even for a baby with Colic she does really well. She doesn't cry alot or fuss too much. Thank God Lale showed me the most awesome colic remedy EVER. If you have a colicy baby Humphrey's #36 very cherry pellets are a godsend!
Last night I put Bells to bed at 8:30 and we went to bed of course around maybe 10:30or so. I was exhausted. I woke up because I heard Bella being kind of fussy. It sounded like gas pains. I look at the clock to see what time it is and it's 5:00 am! I put some Mylicon into her mouth, picked her up and held her. She never woke up. I snuggled her until her gas pain stopped and she slept for 30 more minutes. After that, she wanted to get up and play. I fed her and she at almost a full eight ounces in one sitting. Nathan and I changed her clothes, played with her and sat her in her Bumbo seat for a little while.
An hour later we came downstairs. I decided to sit on the couch and watch some TV. Bells decided she needed a nap. Oh the hard life! :)
Everyone asked me if I freaked out when I realized that we slept through the whole night. My answer: No why would I? I knew she was ok. I hear EVERY single little nosie from our baby monitor. I know her waking noises and her sleeping noises now. I guess my having previous experience (with a little cousin) helped me be more relaxed and not so worried all the time. People are surprised by how mellow I am when it comes to Bells. It is pretty amazing considering how nuerotic I am. If you know me in real life, this is probably my worst quality. That and overanalyzing things. All in all, I was just happy that this little lovebug got some good rest.
Now for all you moms who haven't yet experienced this, I'm going to tell you what nobody EVER tells you. I've been feeling like a crazy person because Bells has been sleeping longer, but I'm still tired. I realized I was more tired then when I was up at night with her. This is normal and it's just your body adjusting. At least this is what I am told from my mommy friends (and my one daddy friend) when I asked them about it. It does get better, at least that's what I've been told. :)
What a great night!
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