Sleeping & Eating

Berkley slept for 7 hours last week Thursday night! She went down about 9:15 and didn't wake up until 4:15...and then went down for another couple of hours! We couldn't believe it - and of course woke up several times worried that something was wrong! Earlier this week she slept even longer, going from around 9:30pm-5:30am! 8 hours! We couldn't believe it. Of course I still needed to get up in there and relieve some pressure from her not eating in so long - but it's so great that she's getting into the mode of sleeping longer! Of course it's not overly consistent - for example, last night I was up several times with her - but we'll get there!

We've also started trying to get her used to taking milk from a bottle. The first time we tried (about a week ago) she took it right away, but then she had a few days where she wanted nothing to do with it. I tried changing to a different nipple style and the last couple of times (knock on wood) she's been fine with it. It will be great knowing that's an option so I can leave the house without her for more than 2 hours at a time! I'm planning on meeting friends in Madison on Saturday night to see my friend Brook's band perform, so it will be Ben's first "alone" feeding and bed time. Hopefully it will all go smoothly!!

Here's a picture of Berkley still enjoying her swing, and sitting with a little Valentine's monkey she got from her cousin Gianna!