Sleepy times...

One of the first questions we receive from everyone is, 'how much sleep are we getting'? Well, some nights are better than others but we've been getting between 5-7 hours sleep a night. So far Natalie has been going right back to sleep after nursing which we've been doing every 3 or so hours [sounds of Josh knocking on wood in the background]. She has also been taking 2-3 hour naps during the afternoon so we are able to catch up on any missed sleep from the night in that span.

When she does get fussy we can generally put her in her stroller or rock her. And, if that doesn't work, Josh will relinquish all rights to his pinkie finger. What about a pacifier? We're trying not to allow a pacifier since we both realize that we do not have the patience to help her kick that habit later down the road. Its a personal thing and as long as she's not putting up an uncontrollable fuss we'll continue to leave it out of the repertoire.

Not much to note the last two days although we have noticed that Natalie, much like her dad, continues to enjoy sleeping on her side. Makes mom nervous...makes dad smile. We have also picked up on another trait. She sneezes three times consecutively just like mom.