Midnight musings

I think I must have bad luck.  Or maybe just bad timing.  Or both.  I was awake at 10pm-ish, with Riley sleeping in the moses basket right next to me.  I almost said "sleeping soundly," but just as I typed out s-o-u... she starting waving her arms and grunting, so I promptly deleted that part.  See usually, when we first put her down to sleep, she sleeps at least 3 hours in that first stretch, normally more like 4 and maaaaybe 5 if we're lucky.  So last night, after putting her down at 9, I decided to go to bed, figuring I'll sleep 'til midnight, and that would be pretty good.  Well, it was taking me forever to fall asleep, then guess whose little eyes popped wide open come 10:00??  So up I got to get a drink and a snack before she started crying and needed to be fed, only to come back to a sleeping baby... which, don't get me wrong, is what I wanted, but I just ate a snack and got out of bed for nothing... and then it was this weird time where she miiiiiiight have slept for 2 more hours, but then again it had been almost 3 hours since she last ate, so she could have also woken up soon... so do I sleep?  Stay up?  It seems that every. single. time. I make a decision, the opposite happens.  As in, if I decide to stay up, she sleeps for 3 more hours.  Or if I decide to go back to sleep, she wakes up 15 minutes after I fall asleep.  So, of course, I decided to sleep, and she woke up 5 minutes later.

Funny thing is, we started her out in her crib last night.  I put her in there around 8:00.  She was awake, but quickly fell asleep.  I went and did a few things around the house, then came back in her room to turn the heater on ever so quietly, and I decided to sneak a peek into her bed every so sneakily without being seen, and I see this...

Does that look like a sleeping baby to you??  Me thinks not.  Obviously the light was off, but I turned it on to snap a quick photo or two...

And yes I know, gasp!  Crib bumpers, pillows, a loose blanket, stuffed animals!  Holy safety hazards!   Eh, she's also tucked in pretty securely with a sleep positioner, so she's not going anywhere.

Anyway, she finally fell asleep, and therefore so did I, and we're all rested and happy and ready to take on the day!  In fact, it's nap time/ snuggle time with baby.