Big Changes

There are have been some incredible changes around here this week. As I mentioned before, we started the empathic sleep teaching technique and I have tweaked our sleep plan and it is going so well. Addy is going down easily in her crib with very little crying and fussing. Now we just have to work on lengthening her naps and getting her sleeping through the night again. I think, though, that that'll come with time as she gets used to being back in her own bed at every nap and each night and relearns how to self-soothe and put herself to sleep.

Another big change is my expanding belly. It seems to me that it is getting bigger every day. I can barely get my winter boots on, not because my feet are swollen but because I can barely bend over to pull them on. I may be back to runners soon. This baby is also very active and I am always getting kicks but they are usually always directed at my ribs or my bladder, so it's very rare that you can feel them from the outside with your hand or see them.

My nesting has also kicked in hardcore. I notice something being dirty or think "I haven't cleaned or organized that in awhile," and I can't not do it. It will just eat away at me until I get it done. And I have been baking and actually cooking every day, which is unusual for me.

I won't be going to visit Jamie this week at work. It's been snowing like crazy there and he doesn't want me coming down if the roads might be crappy, so no visit this week. That's maybe a good thing, though, seeing as we're working really hard on the sleep plan and I don't want to jeopardize our progress with a night away from home.