In the beginning we had no clue. While being new parents hasn't been a cake walk, it also hasn't been the worst. Almost all the advice we were given has been proven false for our babe. This has been nice, because now we can see it all for ourselves but it's been frustrating as well looking at our advisers with a face of "we've tried that." Our biggest defeat? Sleep.
Mel loves life. She wants to go. She has no time for nursing. She has no time for green beans, sweet potatoes, or bananas. She has no time for naps, or bath time, or small milestones. She just wants to be up on her feet, seeing her world. A world of Murray and Monkey, of Katiemae kisses, daddy's singing and mom's tickles. We love and share her enthusiasm for her world.. but really... how do you tell a baby that the world has little to offer at 2:45 AM? What a kid.
So she still wakes at night. But there is a small voice of determination inside us that says "tonight". Tonight is different... tonight is the dreaded beginning of a new routine and new ideas and new hope. Here's to sleep, my friends and family. Here's to a mom and dad clinging to the mear idea of sleep. Here's to Melanie sleeping. We are not going to sleep.
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