Sleepy baby

(long exposure in the dark...)

we're trying to let Ella sleep without being swaddled for the first time. she went through a couple of phases that had her waking herself up -- at first she used to punch herself in the face, and later on when she gained control of her arms she started rubbing her face cause she had a (probably itchy) rash. so we had her swaddled in one of those special blankets that keep her arms tucked in.

let's see how tonight goes.

she's been pretty consistent about going to bed at 9 and waking up in the morning. i hope she'll sleep as well tonight... sweet dreams, little lady bug


Next morning update:
the experiment is a no-go. she woke up at ~11:30, we rocked her back to sleep. then she woke up again at 2:30 and it took a bit more than just rocking to get her to calm down again... we swaddled her for the rest of the night. poor baby. i suppose we'll wean her from being swaddled more gradually, somehow.