Milestones & Night Wakings

All week long Little Miss Thing was not her usual chipper self. Normally she would be content to play on her training circuit while I worked. Moving from the Bumbo to the Play Mat to the Entertainer was part of her daily routine that allowed me to complete tasks at work. Well, this week, Mia was very easily flustered and that led me to take on a similar attitude. Mia has drooled since she was less than two months old, but she is finally sprouting a tooth! It was too bad that I could not harness all Mia's drool to help me close nearly 125 envelopes. Anyway, the emerging tooth saddens me because it is yet another sign that my baby is growing up.

On Thursday, I was busy reading and returning emails at work. I put Mia down on the Gymnini for tummy time and ignored her whines and cries for a couple of minutes. As I was typing, I heard a thud and turned around to find Mia staring at the ceiling. She had turned over all on her own and I missed it. My eyes welled up because I felt so guilty for missing it. But on the other hand, had I rescued her from her whining she never would have rolled over. It's a lesson that she cannot always be rescued or else she won't experience new sensations and life lessons. Mia has yet to repeat her new trick.

Night Wakings

I often feel guilty that Papa Bear and I have had such an easy time as new parents. God blessed us with a very mellow daughter who enjoys eating and sleeping. Thus we have had a relatively smooth transition into parenthood. Mia began sleeping through the night (meaning about 6 hours) since she was less than two months old. Nowadays she typically goes to bed between 7:30-8 PM and wakes up between 6-7 AM. On good days she will have at least one two hour nap and a couple of shorter naps. I know, you want to kill us...BUT it will make you feel better to know that our first baby, our furbaby Kona has been waking us up in the middle of the night.

Twice this week our dear dog Kona, has gotten out of her bed to whine and cry at the gate. The first night, I woke up thinking she might be sick or using her telepathic powers to tell me something was wrong with Miss Mia. I checked on Mia who was fast asleep and well. Then I gave Kona some gentle pats and rubs, took her out to potty thinking she might have the runs (she didn't), and tucked her back into her bed. She was fine for the rest of the night. Last night, Kona did it again.

We had settled into bed for no more than an hour before Kona began crying and whining. This time Ken went to check on Mia first and then Kona. Of course Mia was fine, so he then took our needy pooch out to potty. Our dog has not needed a middle of the night potty break since her puppyhood. What is going on? Is she feeling Mia's pain? Mia isn't even feeling her pain when she sleeps. We are both puzzled at this behavior while we are sure our friends with babies who still have night wakings are laughing at the whole situation.