yup. we got ourselves a high-maintenance little one. Cute as a button, and loved to pieces by all of us, she's just, well, high maintenance. What does that mean, she doesn't sleep a lot and doesn't settle much. All those wonderful things that babies are supposed to do. I wouldn't say she has colic or the new phrase" purple crying" she just likes a lot of companionship. She likes to be held and does NOT like to sleep by herself. Gerard and I have never liked having our babies sleep in our bed(as we didn't sleep well) with us but have both decided hands down that we like some sleep better than none, and so she is snug as a bug in a rug in our bed in every night. Gerard has slept with the kids or even on the floor so that I could get more sleep. Imagine that, only three weeks old and kicking her dad out of bed. lol. And this is #5, I should be a professional at this baby thing, but am often lost as to what to do with her. I guess I just expected her to be as easy as my last two, but I guess God knew that I needed really easy babies then and now my days are calmer so I can hold her and cuddle her more, and I do enjoy it as I know this very precious baby stage goes by all so fast. So very fast.
Daddy crawled back into bed with her on his way out the door before work to have a little chat with her...telling her to sleep a lot for mommy during the day.
yup. we got ourselves a high-maintenance little one. Cute as a button, and loved to pieces by all of us, she's just, well, high maintenance. What does that mean, she doesn't sleep a lot and doesn't settle much. All those wonderful things that babies are supposed to do. I wouldn't say she has colic or the new phrase" purple crying" she just likes a lot of companionship. She likes to be held and does NOT like to sleep by herself. Gerard and I have never liked having our babies sleep in our bed(as we didn't sleep well) with us but have both decided hands down that we like some sleep better than none, and so she is snug as a bug in a rug in our bed in every night. Gerard has slept with the kids or even on the floor so that I could get more sleep. Imagine that, only three weeks old and kicking her dad out of bed. lol. And this is #5, I should be a professional at this baby thing, but am often lost as to what to do with her. I guess I just expected her to be as easy as my last two, but I guess God knew that I needed really easy babies then and now my days are calmer so I can hold her and cuddle her more, and I do enjoy it as I know this very precious baby stage goes by all so fast. So very fast.
Daddy crawled back into bed with her on his way out the door before work to have a little chat with her...telling her to sleep a lot for mommy during the day. 
Dylan loved to be held all the time too and slept in our bed the longest (though we both love it) I bought some comfy slings and just wore him alot. I preferred that over the crying. After nine months being so close to us can you blame them to want to be near? And now he is a VERY independent little boy! "I DO IT!" Such a short time like you said, just enjoy the cuddles. I can't believe my baby is almost two! Take care Christina, wish I lived closer to help you out. :)
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