What's up.

Hi friends and family! Remember those posts about seven-hour stretches of blissful sleep here in the Genisio household? Well, we haven't seen that in about two weeks, and I at least am feeling much less rested than I had been for a month or so. Who knows why we're seeing this change; there's no way to tell, really. I have hypotheses, of course: perhaps Maia's higher level of physical strength and activity makes her more prone to waking herself up, perhaps she's demanding more food during the night because she's in a growth spurt. Who knows? In any case, I'm on a mission to figure out this sleep thing the best way that I can, so I got a very highly-recommended book called The No-Cry Sleep Solution, and I'm reading it right now.

And no, I never, ever plan to let her "cry it out" and exhaust herself to sleep by screaming. Never.

She's been napping since about 11:45 AM, so I can say for sure that daytime naps aren't a problem anymore! :) Now I just need to re-focus some of my effort and energy on nighttime sleep again. I can hear her starting to wake, and I know she's going to be hungry soon, so I'm going to sign-off on this post shortly. All in all, she's doing very well, and she's becoming more busy and active and full of personality with each passing day. I saw a three-week old little girl over the weekend--what an enormous reminder to cherish EVERY moment that passes. I know how lucky I am to have these many months home with Maia, but even this time will be so short in the grand scheme of things. These seventeen weeks have passed like lightning, and the months that come will do the same. This is my only chance to spend this time with my daughter, and thinking about it in these terms makes me want to hold on to every day for dear life. Sigh. Yep, I'm crying. :)