Life With Evelyn: Sleep...coming soon to a mom near you!

I know, I know! It's been 10 days since the last post and I am sorry. Thankfully the few family members who follow this little blog haven't gotten on my case yet. :) It's been busy around here or at least it feels like it's been busy. I don't know where the day goes sometimes!

So over the last 10 days I have gone to the doctor for my six week check up. My incision is healing perfectly and I got a clean bill of health. I was really hopeful that Evelyn would have slept through the whole appointment, but no such luck. We woke up that morning and she went down for a morning nap around 8:30 and I was stuck waking her up at 9:30 in order to feed her a little before we got into the car. By the time I got to the doctor she was well worked up. I had her almost asleep when they asked me to provide a urine sample...I thought I was home free until I had to flush the toilet and that sent the poor little one right over the edge. So, during my actual exam the nurse held the baby while the doctor checked on me. I guess I shouldn't feel bad (but I do) because the doctors and nurses are in the business of women and babies.

This past weekend Chris, my mom and I had a wedding to attend at Ocean Isle, NC for a good friend of the family. It was Evelyn's first big outing and she did fantastic! We drove down to Ocean Isle on Saturday morning and Evie slept the entire way. Once we had checked into the hotel she woke up and ate some. By the time we all had to change and get to the beach for the wedding she was sleeping in her car seat again. Just as the wedding started she woke up, but Chris and I were ready with a bottle. For almost the rest of the afternoon/evening she slept as we walked around with her in our arms. And then, the icing on the cake, she slept for 8 WHOLE HOURS that night! On the one hand I was really excited about that, but on the other hand I was really bummed because I slept terrible that night. We drove back home on Sunday and she did great all day and in the car. Sunday night she woke up every 3 hours again. *sigh*

The good news is that last night (Monday night) she went to bed at 9:30pm and slept solidly until 4:30am! She was awake for an hour and slept for another three! I could get used to this sleep thing. Today was a little off, though. She didn't take many naps and it was hard to get her to stay asleep for her afternoon nap (which is usually the longest at 2-3 hours). She eventually did and I am hoping that she will still sleep for at least 7 hours tonight. I put her down around 9:15, turned off the nightlight on my way out (a new idea for helping her sleep longer at night) and I am planning on going to bed myself after I finish this post. Keep your fingers crossed for us! I would love to be able to go to her 2 month appointment next week and be able to tell her pediatrician that she is sleeping through the night. ;)

Here are some pictures for you all!

A little tummy time