Big Girl Bed

This is big news around our house. For those of you who know us, you know that we have had some sleep challenges. For the first week of Emerson's life, she was in the hospital and slept in the crib. After she came home, she slept in her pack and play for about another week. After that, she slept on/with me or her father in the La-Z-Boy in the living room. Alot of this had to do with her reflux and we were able to keep her more upright this way, and hey, if you are tired enough, you'll sleep anywhere (I'm referring to me and Rico). This went on til she was about 3 months old when we discovered that she slept great in her swing, and it kept her elevated. So, we moved the swing to her room and for the next 3 months she slept in her swing and either her father or I slept in the bed in her room. (The NICU folks recommended that we sleep in the same room with her until she was 6 months old because of the risk of SIDS).

But now, we are all big girls and all sleep in our own beds in our own rooms. Emerson has done great with the transition and is sleeping all the way through the night in her crib. And I must say, I am enjoying being back in my bed. I feel like I might actually have handle (a small one, anyway) on this whole parenting thing! :)