Sleepin' hard or hardly sleepin'

The day Nate and I bought a swing it changed my(our)life forever. I was not getting any sleep. Campbell was not sleeping very good at all. I remember the first time we put her in it. She was asleep in 10 seconds or less...no joke. She slept in it for naps and bedtime for about 2 weeks. I decided it probably wasn't the best thing to do but I wasn't willing to go cold turkey on our swing. So...she napped in it and I would swing her to sleep every night until I was confident she was out for the night. I would then very carefully move her to the bassinet. This was a good plan and it worked well. Last month I new it was time to give up the swing. Nothing happened I just felt like I wanted to break this habit before C became a toddler. Oh and batteries aren't cheap. I'm convinced that Fisher-Price secretly owns Duracel and Energizer. I haven't used batteries since ghetto blasters went out of style and everything that makes noise from Fish-P takes batteries. It's a conspiracy...I think. Back to my really interesting swing story. So, yeah...it was a rough night but I just laid her in the bassinet and left the room. She cried for a good hour. After that, I never looked back. Our next little issue was the bassinet. I have a pack'n play but I just hated hunching over to pick her up so she remained in the bassinet. The funny thing about bassinets is that there not very big. C was starting to make a C shape in the bassinet. That kind of clued me in that it was time for another upgrade. So...we bought a crib...finally. So, cool story, eh? Sorry but I wanted to document this little slice of Campbell history. Sweet dreams.

Poker Face

I used to work with a lady that would interpret the "looks" her dog would give her. For example...Spot looked at me like "are you serious?" Or Spot looked at me like "are you really going to wear that?" Huh? I don't know if I really believe that dogs are having these thoughts. With that said, I find myself doing the same thing with my daughter. Interpretting some of her looks. This is an example of one of her famous faces. It usually makes an appearance when someone is exhausting all efforts to get her to crack a smile. I like to call it her "tough crowd" look. My Dad has some really good sound effects and this is what she gives him in return. My dad gives up after a while and says "one of these days I'll break ya." Don't get me wrong, she really is a smiley baby. It's only when you really want her to lay on the charm that she offers this blank but cute stare. I'm not going to encourage a career in poker but my little gal sure can keep a straight face.

P.S. My sister took this picture. She gave Campbell a little photo shoot and I love how the pics turned out. I would post every single one but that would be going a little overboard.

Snoozer

C was pretty fussy tonight. I think it's because she is teething. I haven't used the Bissel in a long time but I broke it out again to calm her down. It reminded me of this picture I took of Nate a couple of months ago. I meant to post it but I forgot. He fell asleep like this. Hands over his ears in order to block out C's crying and the roar of the Bissel. I think Nate could sleep in a construction zone. I used to have this talent but I am a much lighter sleeper these days.

The Silent Treatment

I've been giving my blog the silent treatment. I would like to post something. It makes me feel a little more connected with the outside world. Little things have happend here and there but I guess I feel like if I can't write more than two sentences about it then why put forth the effort. I hope we can still be friends...it's not you, it's me. I will do better in the future.

Petitester

Campbell had her 6 month appointment last week. I will probably end up losing the paperwork so it's easier to blog her measurements etc. This post is for the mom(me) but your welcome to read.
Weight= 12.79lbs 3%
Length= 25.51in. 40%
Noggin= 16.3in. 22%
She's still petite as ever. I try not to get discouraged but it's hard not to sometimes. I am feeding her I promise.