Bedtime Routine!

We've started a new bed time routine with Lucy and it seems to be going well. Previously, we'd been doing the "eat, play, sleep" routine through the entire day until the late evening where she would normally take a long nap on Mommy or Daddy until we come upstairs to bed around 10:30-11:00 pm. Then we'd do a diaper change, swaddle, and nurse to sleep.

Now we come upstairs to the bedroom around 8:00 pm and Lucy gets a bath. Then after holding my warm little bundle in a towel (this is my favorite part!), she gets a lotion massage. With her warm pj's on, we play and read on our bed together! Then I nurse and rock her to sleep.

This new routine is getting Lucy to sleep a few hours earlier than normal and she seems to be doing well with the extra sleep. Surprisingly, she is also sleeping in later now too! This morning she woke up at 7:30 am, I nursed her, and she slept in until 8:50 am! WOW! What a treat for a Mommy and Daddy on their week off!

Here are some pictures from bath time tonight!

I LOVE to kick my legs and splish, splash! (And yes, I'm learning to blow raspberries!)


Mommy likes to make me laugh!

I'm not crazy about water on my head…

Now for Mommy's favorite part…..holding her warm baby after her bath!

Check me out playing on the bed! I'm loving sitting up now-a-days!