It has been a while - several weeks in fact. We have been enjoying visits from Aunty Caroline and Daddy Brett and somehow with one thing and another I haven't managed to update.
Phoebe is sitting up unaided! She really is in her sociable phase now, she loves playing with people and smiles and gurgles at almost anyone who will give her the time of day. She has been desperately trying to sit on her own for a while, and although she is a little wobbly still sometimes, she often manages to sit for a good few minutes without her hands on the ground. She is noticeably more content these days. She barely cries now, except when she is tired. Feeding takes little more than 10 or 15 minutes - the days of her hanging out for 45 mins to an hour for a feed are over. She is very interested in food and watches intently when we eat. Little more than a month to go before we can start her on solids, and I think she is really getting ready for it.
My main objective remains to try and regulate her sleep patterns. She is now getting much better and winding down in the evenings and often goes to sleep with little or almost no crying. Going back to sleep in the nighttime after feeds is also no problem at all.
So, we are working on day time naps, and I am trying to get her to take them in the crib rather than the stroller. I have been reading an excellent book on sleep habits and training, which is helping me better anticipate her tiredness and therefore be more effective in working out the time to let her wind down and put her in the crib. We still have some way to go with this, but I feel as though things are improving significantly.
Now I just need to sleep train myself - despite needing every bit of sleep I can get I woke this morning at 5.30am and couldn't get back to sleep - hence why I am writing this at 6.30am!
