On Saturday, we cleaned the house (it has gotten quite dusty and messy over the past few weeks) and played with Bria some more! Then, we were invited to dinner at a friends house. Which was delicious as always and wonderful company! Bria was getting into her too-tired-can't-fall-asleep-screaming phase around 8:30-9:00pm so we had to leave abruptly. I wasn't able to get her calm until around 10:30 and then she finally fell asleep. Once I left the bedroom, she started wailing again! Clint took over and was able to get her to sleep for good this time around 11:00. I don't like when Bria cries so hard that she has a hard time catching her breathe. She's over-tired and over-stimulated. I needed to create an intervention...and quick!
Bria's getting to the age where a routine would be very beneficial to her. So, I made a bedtime routine that we will start using every night starting Sunday:
8:00-8:30(or 8:45)- Bath time with Mom and Dad singin' songs - B's favorite!
8:45-9:00- Lotion, jammies, new diaper, naked time on the changing pad (another one of B's favorite)
9:00-9:15-Read her books: Goodnight Moon, Goodnight Baby, and Counting Kisses (these will be repeated for a few weeks)
9:15-9:30- Put on her Goodnight Bear and let her fall asleep
This will be a good time for us parents to wind down and have an hour or so to ourselves before bed time. I am learning that it is SO important to have some time alone too :)
On Sunday...You guessed it :) We played with B even more! She's getting to be at such a fun age now that she's interacting with us and showing reactions to our goofiness. I absolutely love...love...LOVE being a mom and it gets better every second of every day!
Here are some pictures of "play-time" Sunday morning:
Bria know's the camera all to well!
Also on Sunday I:
* Made my homemade baby wipes
*Made some homemade laundry soap (post coming soon!)
*Washed B's diapers
*Made bushman's bread (post coming soon!)
A quiet, but productive weekend...Just what we needed.
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