Abby loves to sleep in late, but only if she gets to sleep on my spot in our bed. I've lately been swapping out my spot in the bed early and letting Abby rest in my spot while I get around in the morning. We just trap her in with some pillows to make sure she doesn't try to make a great escape, put her baby monitor in our room, and let her sleep until she's ready to be awake.I normally get two to three hours of productive time this way. Now that Abby is sleeping in her own room, I am sleeping much better and feel ready to get up at 7 when she is ready to trade spaces. Abby's made it an entire week sleeping in her own room, with the exception of last night since it was so hot in this house and we only had enough fans for our room. Poor Abby barely fit into her bassinet, but I'm sure it felt better than having lots of space in a super hot room.
I was reading an article this morning that said babies have a highly developed sense of smell even while they are in the womb. That must be the reason that sweet little Abby loves being in my spot on the bed. We found out yesterday that it is the only place where she will nap for more than 20 minutes.
So... I think I will be looking for those bed safety rails that you can slip in under your mattress. We'll need them eventually anyway for her and I would love some extra time during the day to work out while she naps. Only 25 pounds left to go until I am back to what I weighed before we were married. Only 15 to get back to my pre-bar exam weight and only 10 to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight.It is supposed to be another warm and sunny day in the Soo - I think we will be enjoying some of the afternoon outdoors again. Maybe I will be able to tan enough to be darker than Abby.
