Littlegate

Lilly got up this morning a bit before 7AM. She's definitely found her fingers, and at times, her thumb. Mark swaddled her last night, but left her hands free, so in case she lost her peace pipe, she could go quickly for the fingers. At first, and it sounds silly, I didn't want her to find her fingers. I wanted to be able to put the pacifier in, not because I don't want her sucking her thumb ( I was a great thumb sucker!) but because I wanted to feel needed. If she's napping, and loses it, I wanted to feel like she needed me to put it back in. I wanted to feel needed. But then if she can find her fingers, and it soothes her, then its ok. She hasn't always found them, so she still needs me (or Mark) to get up and put the pacifier back in. I might feel sad the day she completely, consistently finds her thumb, but hopefully that isn't for a while!

Anyway, in between her naps, and she's been taking short ones this morning. We've have the 45 minute intruder, which is a phenomenon author Gary Ezzo (Becoming Babywise) writes about. Basically she's on a 3-3.5 hour feeding cycle. She'll eat for the first 30 minutes or so of the cycle, play for the next 15-45 minutes (though it depends on how she's feeling) and then sleep the rest of the time. The 45 minute intruder is when she wakes up early out of her nap, because she's either hungry, wet, or overstimulated (and not able to sleep well). Hunger has been the culprit, so here's hoping she's gone down for her long nap now. But I digress, anyway, between her naps, I contacted a local private school about the possibility of sending Lilly two days a week for Fall 2011. I've had some friends send their kids there, and I've heard nothing but good reviews. So I spoke with someone from Littlegate (http://littlegate.com/) and made an appointment to visit the school. We're going November 11. I was also told by friends to submit an application ASAP as the waiting list is really long! So I filled it out, let me tell you, it's bizarre. Filling out something, for her, as her mom, so far in advance! And it was just basic info, but still weird. I'm used to filling out forms for myself but to be responsible for someone else -just crazy. Mark keeps saying how he expects someone to take her from us at night, like how can we be responsible for an infant? But we are - no one comes to get her! So will keep you posted on the Littlegate visit!