She is conquering!

Giana started rolling over and over and over in bed. She makes loops around until she is face down and her head is where her feet started.

We had to unswaddle her because she would fling herself over even when she was tightly wrapped up. The bad thing was that she couldn’t get back on her back. Or get her face out of the bars of the crib – yikes. After a couple of days, she stopped hitting herself in the face long enough to fall asleep.

Now, we are conquering another sleep aid-turned-distraction – the pacifier. With her newly found mobility in the bed, the pacifier often gets pulled out of her mouth as she rolls. This leads to crying until the pacifier is found and re-inserted into her mouth. Today, we removed the pacifier and dealt with the baby’s wrath.

First nap without pacifier = 20 minutes of crying

Second nap without pacifier = 8 minutes of crying

Long, uninterrupted naps without mom running in to find the pacifier = PRICELESS

She did so great! Her time fussing got a lot shorter for her second nap. After the initial crying, she has slept longer and deeper during both naps. If tonight goes as well, we will all be sleeping great!