Charlotte was so tired at lunchtime today, she tipped right over and fell asleep. She was gnawing on her graham cracker (dessert that soothes sore gums), and was hardly able to keep her head from hitting the tray. It was so cute (and sorta sad) to watch her struggling with herself. Instead of disturbing her, I decided to let her get a little bit of rest where she found it. She slept for about 20 minutes like this. She's never been a big nap-taker, but her recent changes in sleeping habits might encourage her to catch some more sleep during the day.
We've just started sleep- training, to help her learn to fall asleep on her own. I know, we probably should have done this months ago, but at least we are doing it now. Bedtime has been emotional for everyone this week. Hopefully, it will soon pass, and Charlotte (and Mom & Dad) will get a better night's sleep. She's already sleeping longer stretches in her crib.
We have also been struggling with our first serious nursing issue. Charlotte has a case of thrush, which has been passed to me, making nursing sessions extremely painful. It's most likely brought on by her antibiotics that she takes as a prophylaxis for the urinary reflux, and it turns out this isn't something you can just take a pill for and it gets better quickly. The infection has turned a warm, comforting experience into torture for me and confusion for Charlotte. (please make it go away!)I caught this precious event on video: her first time falling asleep while sitting up! So cute... I dare you to try to stay awake through the whole 3 minutes... I can't do it (but maybe I am just sleep-deprived!)
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