Sleep Relief...

Last night was a blessing because Paige fell asleep in the car on my way home last night. Sarah invited us over for a banana split party (yummy! Thanks!!) and I was there until 11:30pm. I put Paige in jammies and a fresh diaper before leaving...she was dead asleep by the time I got home. I just had to pick her up and put her in her crib. That was a blessing. She did not stay asleep for long - was up so many times in the night. By 3am she was sleeping with us in our bed. Are we just perpetuating the problem by allowing her to sleep in our bed for a portion of the night? Don't answer that one...I know the answer is yes. BUT it is so hard to resist when she sleeps soooo well in our bed, that the sleep I can get is so tempting compared to the "get up and put her soother in her mouth, and hold her hand for 15 mins - every half hour" routine. I have put some more books on hold at the library. I think I'll have to do some more research on the subject before attempting anymore. The Furber method was just too cruel. So for now, it's lay her down awake, and hold her hand until she falls asleep. I know...it's not the same as letting her fall asleep on her own. But I look at it this way, it's a hell of a lot better than it was when I had to rock her to sleep, then slowly and CARFULLY put her in her crib.

Okay, non-mommy stuff:

Our house is in the framing stages! It is so cool. We went to check on it today, and they wern't working on it, so we could walk around inside and everything!! Here is the view from across the street.

This photo is of our front entrance way, looking from the family room:

I am so excited! It's getting closer and closer to being like a real house. Today I spent 3 hrs cleaning/packing/organizing in our bedroom. It was very hard work. On a positive note, County Clothes Line got a "generous" donation of 8 huge bags of clothing and assorted items.