The princess tower has been a little lonely these past weeks. I am so happy that it was ready before Lola was born, but it has housed her ‘stuff’ more than her for the first few weeks of her life. It is a beautiful, bright space, though, and it cheers me just to be up there.
Since Lola has been sleeping mostly swaddled in her carrier next to my bed, I’ve begun to put her carrier up in her room for naps during the day. That way, she is a little more removed from the chaos and noise of normal life in a tiny house with three boys, and I have access to my room during the hours she sleeps.
(At night I still have her near me so I can hear her when she wakes. She hardly ever cries at night. She just squeaks and grunts. {Grin.} I nurse her in my bed, then put her back in her carrier where she goes right back to sleep.)
She has been taking two long naps each day and a cat nap in the evening. Her afternoon nap is often three or more hours! I can’t even tell you how happy that makes me after three non-sleepers. (And I hope that makes my blog readers happy, too, since I now have the time and energy to post often!)
Maybe I’ll transition her to her cradle this week. Or next. Or the week after that. I’m getting really good at just doing what works and not getting all worked up about what it ‘should’ be. Lola has turned me into a happy, mellow person. It probably helps that she is a mellow, sweet baby and I’m getting some sleep, too!