Well, it's been another exciting couple of days for Sophia and Mommy. Tuesday was very tough. I mean, VERY tough. Sophie just would not sleep. She would not settle. In the afternoon, I finally took her out for a car ride to see if that would help and we got lost and she was screaming and didn't sleep in the car at all. And, then she was fussy until we got her to sleep finally. It was a tough day. Yesterday however was much better. We went down to the West Philly breastfeeding support group and she was great on the drive down and also all through the two hour meeting. It was really good for me to get out and hear the advice of these other veteran moms about colic and "high-needs" babies. Before we left for the meeting, I also had my first successful pump. I had tried a few other times without much success so was starting to get worried but this time it worked like a charm! So, now Daddy or even a babysitter, can feed Sophie if needed - hurrah! Another big milestone yesterday was that Sophie seemed to really take comfort in her pacifer. She used it alot though all the car rides we had yesterday and it seemed to calm her greatly. (I have even begun to master the back/arm twist action of reaching in the back seat to find and re-insert the pacifier when it falls out.) Yesterday, she also slept for what seemed like forever. She napped at the meeting in the morning. She napped when we were out driving in the afternoon (yes, I just took her out for drives because she was sleeping happily in the carseat) and then when we got home, she ate and napped all night until 8:30pm!! In fact, we were getting worried about her she was sleeping so much. Lately, during the days of not sleeping during the day, she has been so fussy that we go up to bed around 7pm or so and nurse or rock her for hours to get her to calm down enough to sleep. Today she woke up earlier than usual (around 5:30 am) - probably because she slept so much yesterday. We will see what today brings!! Right now she is sleeping in my left arm as I one-hand type with the right.
In recent days Sophia has had some more nice visits...
Meeting Aunt Lisa (finally)
Sophie's boyfriend, Max
Hanging out with Dee Ree
Visit with Heather
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