Big Girl

Bridget is a big girl now.. She is in her own room now.. Yes, it took us 4.5 months.. She h as been in the co- sleeper( basinette) in our room.  It was easier for nursing and then I just got used to  having her there. Honestly, I loved going to bed and seeing her sleeping and waking up with her beside our bed. And it was so easy to nurse during the night.  But when she was about 4 months old it became apparent that she had outgrown the basinette. Let's put it this way, when she stretched out her arms, she hit the sides.. wow!!  so, the first step was to buy a monitor, then we had to take the play gym out of the crib. Previously, she had been playing in the gym in the crib so we had to establish the crib as a sleeping area, not a playing area.  And then for the big move, I think it was harder on me, then on her.. I was sad because it meant that she was getting bigger.. She wouldn't ever be in the basinette again.. but, I quickly got used to having our room back.. being able to read before going to bed among other things..  not having to get my gym clothes out of there before I put her to bed.. having some private space with chris..  wow!!  She is waking up more often due to the teething- which started around 4 mo n ths and being in her own room.. so , I have a strategy that seems to be working.. I feed her once during the night and then put her back to her room and then Turn off the Monitor.. yes, I actually do!!  And surprisingly, I don't have guilt about it.. It helps me get a few more hours sleep. Then, when I wake up around 7, I go and get her.. She is usually kicking her legs on her crib and cooing.. I figure if she was really crying I would hear her.  She is just next door, although with the ceiling fans and our white noise machine... it's not so quiet..  So, Bridget is getting bigger and more independent and her mom is getting more independent too. hee hee.