After the busy-ness of the holidays, being over-stimulated and not being able to properly nap for a couple of days, it finally caught up to Maddi. Last night, she slept for 3 hours, fed, slept for another hour, fed, slept another 3 hours, fed, slept another hour and a half - I'm exhausted! I know, other new moms out there are thinking, "try that for a few weeks!" However, since I've been getting sleep... this was exhausting. I really hope this is simply an off night, and not the start of something!
Today, we are spending a quiet day at home... trying to get back to our normal schedule. In this photo, Maddi is napping in her favourite napping spot - the Moby. She's napping for over an hour, which is the amount of time babies need in order to complete a sleep cycle and feel rested when they wake up. According to the nurse at the drop in we go to, babies need to nap well during the day in order to sleep well at night. If they don't nap well during the day, they get over-tired and can find it hard to settle at night.
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