You Know You’re a New Mom If…

I was thinking the other day “My, how things have changed,” and how funny so many of those changes are so I’d thought it would be a hoot to put together a “You Know You’re a New Mom If” list. Please add to the fun!

• You’ve added white and brown to your wardrobe (spit-up and poop.)
• You consider dinner out and a glass of wine to be a big night on the town
• You’ve forgotten to close your trunk open during or after a shopping excursion
• You catch yourself speaking baby talk to friends and your hubby
• You can’t remember what you had for lunch, or anything for that matter
• You own 5+ pairs of leggings
• Naps are orgasmic



45 Minute Monster...Not as fun as the Cookie Monster

Tazzy has been going down for her naps like a pro. Recently I noticed that about 40-45 minutes into her naps she would wake up. I would wait 10 minutes and then pick her up thinking her nap was over. I found that she would tire very quickly and begin to fuss. Baby Wise calls this the 45-Minute Intruder. If you're not familiar with this concept, essentially it's around the time babies wake after being put down for their nap. Babies sleep in cycles and their first cycle is about 45 minutes.

I realized Tazzy needed to fall back to asleep after waking up, thus connecting her sleep cycles. Instead of picking her up after 10 minutes I waited a bit longer since she wasn't crying, just hanging out in her crib admiring her hands. After 15 minutes she fell back to sleep for a full hour. I continue to do this and I am finding that she puts herself back to sleep now. Sometimes she is up for 15 minutes and sometimes just a few minutes. It's amazing!

The concept of the 45-Minute Intrudor is interesting to me and I found this post on SmartParentsBlog useful.

Happy nappy to all!