One of the fun (sometimes exasperating, but mostly fun) aspects of parenting is finding ways to soothe Anna when she's fussy. Her preferences change frequently so we're always experimenting with new tricks. This week we discovered that she
loves music! I'm not talking about your typical Baby Einstein variety, but the stuff on our iPod. When she starts to cry, we crank up the speakers and stand right in front of them so that she can wind down to the melodic sounds of everyone from Dave Matthews, to Chris Thile, Van Morrison and John Mayer. Sometimes daddy even sings along (our low-tech version of surround sound). She totally digs it and is soon dreaming about being a rock star.
We put Anna down for a nap in her real crib for the first time this week to get her used to it (she generally sleeps in the co-sleeper in our room). The thing practically swallows her whole!! She looks like a little peanut swimming in a sea of bedsheets, doesn't she? Hard to believe she's actually going to outgrow this thing someday!
Though we like it when she sleeps, it's hard to decide which is better: a little peace and quiet or staring at that gorgeous, bright-eyed face!
One of the fun (sometimes exasperating, but mostly fun) aspects of parenting is finding ways to soothe Anna when she's fussy. Her preferences change frequently so we're always experimenting with new tricks. This week we discovered that she loves music! I'm not talking about your typical Baby Einstein variety, but the stuff on our iPod. When she starts to cry, we crank up the speakers and stand right in front of them so that she can wind down to the melodic sounds of everyone from Dave Matthews, to Chris Thile, Van Morrison and John Mayer. Sometimes daddy even sings along (our low-tech version of surround sound). She totally digs it and is soon dreaming about being a rock star.
We put Anna down for a nap in her real crib for the first time this week to get her used to it (she generally sleeps in the co-sleeper in our room). The thing practically swallows her whole!! She looks like a little peanut swimming in a sea of bedsheets, doesn't she? Hard to believe she's actually going to outgrow this thing someday!
Though we like it when she sleeps, it's hard to decide which is better: a little peace and quiet or staring at that gorgeous, bright-eyed face!
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