A Sleeper, Missing Cristina and Chillaxin' in the Back Yard

The past few days have been good.  I believe (said very quietly as to not jinx it) we have traction in the sleep department. Meaning this little girl has actually been sleeping through the night. She'll be 10 weeks on Friday. Of course, now that I say this she'll be raising hell all hours of the night tonight and until she's 18...but I'm celebrating the little successes here, people. The past three evenings her last feeding has been at 11 pm and the first night she slept until 5:20 am (WOO HOO!)...the second night she was fed at the same time and woke up at 4:20 am (no, we ARE NOT going backwards, Miss Cristina...I forbid it!), and then last night she did about the same (so we are ok in that department for now). The most important thing is that there isn't an overnight feeding, per se. Of course, your definition of "overnight feeding" could be different than mine, but mostly I feel that if she's not up at 1, 2 or 3 am then we're good.  I think the first night it happened Bill and I looked at each other when she started her her hungry cry at 5:20 and said "did you get up to feed her after 11????"  When we both realized she slept so long we were so proud. "She's learning!"...now let's hope she accepts this continuing education thing. It's a journey, not a destination, Cristina. Keep hittin' the books and reach for that 8-10 hour limit. And hurry. Daddy and Papa can only have so many bags under their eyes...

Of course there's always a down-side to more sleeping. For the past 9 weeks I've been getting up at 6 am to get ready for work and at this time, I've been squeezing in a feeding and some snuggle Cristina time, and then head off to work. Now that she is sleeping more and feeds some times an hour before I get up, I don't get to hang with my favorite girl before work, as Bill does that feeding.  And I don't want to go in and kiss her goodbye for fear of the evil eyes I will get from Bill if I wake her and then leave (I'm smart like that, after nearly 17 years). I guess we could juggle the feeding so I go to bed earlier and get up for the 4 or 5 am feeding but the jury is still out on that. The night owl in me is resisting...

In other news we had a wonderful Sunday in the back yard. The weather was beautiful and we all just laid around and clocked in some down time. Some photos of the day...

"I sleep anywhere. Anywhere. Even on the pokey grass in my madras flower dress."

such cute hands. couldn't resist.

Chloe the Protector

First Swings on the Hammock (didn't go so well, but eventually she loved it!)

Beautiful Chloe

Bill thinks I'm his Cabana Boy...NOT.

Sleepy doe-eyed girl

Me getting artsy with the new Snapseed App

Farmer Bill with his Beets (ok, not everyone was relaxing...But for Bill this is relaxing. Not for me)

"Yes, my eyes are blue, but that could change...so don't go telling everyone I've got blue eyes, ok?"

(PAPA:  "Shhhhh.....but I think she's gonna have blue eyes!")

Uncle Scott and Cristina and her ham hock leg