All Better!

Ok, now we're back into the swing of things!
Stella feels better, I feel better...
Nick is happy that we're all better.

Today was Day 4 back at the gym! Stella was recently introduced to the Children's Center at the Cincinnati Sports Mall. They have a WONDERFUL infant area where she gets to "play" (mostly nap) while I get to work out!! So far the staff there say that she follows instructions well and always plays nice with the other children...oh ok, once again, she usually naps. But I like to think she's behaving herself nicely.

For some reason I have been over analyzing every little thing about Stella lately...especially anything related to sleeping, napping, and wake time. I love to read and research about development and parenting, etc...but I think I've gone a bit too far, trying to "perfect" everything. Well, last night Stella proved to me that we're all doing just fine. I was out at Bible Study, so Dad was "on duty". He gave her an evening bottle, then a bath, played with her until she appeared sleepy, put her to bed where she played for a little bit, fussed and then fell asleep around 10pm. We didn't hear a peep from her until 6:50am! Nick looked at me this morning while brushing his teeth and asked, "we didn't get up in the middle of the night, did we?" :) No, we didn't!! We've had a couple of nights like this already, but it was especially nice to have it after a day of analyzing and re-analyzing and over-analyzing. I'm not sure if this will happen again anytime soon, but we sure like when it does! Although, I can't complain for one second about getting up only once a night. She continues to be a delight!

Please continue to pray for my health and sanity as I
continue to enjoy this adventure called PARENTHOOD!
I really am loving every minute!!