So today we went to our Lamaze reunion. Hayley had a great time hanging out with some fellow toothless diaper wearers. She behaved like an angel... of course she was on her best behavior for all the little boys. Out of our Lamaze class, Hayley is one of only two girls. There seems to be a baby boom of boys here in Florida. Everyone we have met through childbirth classes, etc has or is having a boy and this has Daddy worried.
One little boy took a particular liking to Hayley. He had quite the head of hair and Daddy says this is the last long haired little boy that Hayley will be sitting next to! Colby was born the day before Hayley and has a twin sister (I think he must have recognized Hayley's cry from the hospital since we were there at the same time)! We have never seen a baby with hair like Colby. The pictures don't do him justice! 
Anyhow, by the end of the evening, Hayley and Colby were snuggling up to each other which made Daddy awfully nervous!
Brian and I both felt better about how things are going after getting out and talking to other parents who have babies the same age as Hayley and are going through some of the same things we are. It is so easy to feel like you are the only one with a baby that cries or fusses so being around these other parents definitely made us feel more "normal." We realize now how good Hayley is doing at night as we were about the only ones who haven't really struggled with nighttime sleeping.Hayley seems to be doing better over the past two days and we are working hard on "scheduling" her a little more. So far this seems to be a good thing for her as she has been so much happier during her awake time and seems to be sleeping better.
2 comments:
We know Hayley was the prettiest child there!
Those are such cute pictures of the little lineup! Hayley's a doll.
You're probably already trying this, but when we do our baby scheduling, rather than trying to stick to exact hours (which can be very stressful), we stick to the eat, wake, sleep routine. It seems to work for getting them sleeping longer stretches at night, settling into a routine during the day, and having a happy baby both when they're "playing" and when they first wake. It's very simple, too: you just feed them upon waking, then keep them up until they're tired again, then let them sleep/nap. This goes on all day. Anyway, just my two cents!
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