5 on Friday

1. My first week of half-days back at work has gone really well.  It helps that I am swamped with things to do so the mornings fly by.   Genevieve seems to be enjoying day-care.  Her teachers say she is lots of fun to have in the room and a great sleeper!  Whenever I have stopped in she seems to be enjoying herself or asleep in her crib.  While I do miss the extra time with her, I was not sad to drop her off the first day.

2.  Speaking of being a great sleeper, ever since we pushed the amount of time between feedings (from every 2 hours to 2.5-3 hours during the day), we have had an amazing little night-time sleeper.  So amazing that the past few days Genevieve has gone 7+ hours between her last feeding at 10PM and her "middle of the night" feeding.  Last night was 7 hours and 45 minutes (she got up at 5:45AM).  Pretty close to the 8 hours between feedings that I classify as sleeping through the night--- so I am going to say that Genevieve slept through the night last night!   I am shocked because prior to that she was going 4.5-5 hours between night-time feedings.  Another highlight is that she goes to bed without a fuss after her last feeding and without any help from Nick or I!  Twice this week we laid her in her bed and she talked to her mobile and fan for a few minutes before putting herself to sleep. 

3. Another sleeping related note: the other night I let Ellie read books in her bed before she fell asleep.  I just asked that she put the books at the end of the bed so when she woke up in the morning she could read books until Daddy or Mommy came to tell her she could get out of bed (she can get in and out of bed by herself now).   Sure enough, I went to check on her a couple hours later and the books were neatly piled at the end of the bed just like I asked!  Notice that I said neatly, she takes after her Mommy more than her Daddy in that aspect. 

4. I bought a baby carrier this week!  I am really excited about it, and both Genevieve and Eleanor seems to be fans (Ellie more than Neve since I am still learning how to find the best position for Neve in it).   I had a friend that suggested I go to a store in Valley Junction called "Little Padded Seats" to try some of the carriers on.   I did and was really impressed with the service I got while there.  The gentleman explained the differences between carriers and let me try them all on so I could get a real feel for them.   What I really liked was that he did not push one over another, or try to sell me the most expensive one. The carrier is sure to come in handy when we are at the park, walking to the mail box, or doing things around the house when Genevieve wants to be held.  Pictures of the carrier in action to come later.

5. Ellie got to go to the zoo for a day-care field trip yesterday.   Daddy went with her as a parent helper.   Although it was a very quick trip through the zoo, I think they both had a lot of fun.  She has already asked about going back with Sophia, Baby Collin, Brad and LuCinda.  I told her we could see if they were interested.