The First Nights

Well we made it through the first four nights and we are getting much better at this. Being teachers, we are doing the best to figure out the recipe that makes a perfect night of sleep for all. Parental unit advice was that we have no real control over it ... but I think that after two nights of data we were starting to realize some key points in Elizabeth's sleeping/waking, eating, and bathroom schedule. For simplicity, there are actually only two phases, both 12 hours long. One is the 'active 12' and the other is the 'inactive 12' ... I should write a book.

Bad night: up every hour or half hour, sleeping with the night on, changing diapers in while sleep walking, jumping out of bed at each gurgle or there lack of, letting her sleep most of the day, and both of us getting up instead of sharing.
Good night: sleeping for three amazing hours at a time, the overall importance of a good swaddling technique, slept through some minor gurgles learning that they correct themselves, couple of good activity periods during the day and one nice long one before bed, and sharing the duties of night doodies (sp?).