In the Crib

Amaryllis usually sleeps in her swing. She's been sleeping in there since she was about a month old. The month before that she slept in my bed. I don't mind snuggling with a tiny little baby...but she was never very snuggly and then that little reflux thing happened and she just cried and sniffled all night. So the swing was one way to keep her propped up to try and help with the reflux.

The other day though, said swing just...stopped...working. It was 4 months old. Really?! We called Fisher-Price and they are replacing the motor. That's what I thought. Our old swing lasted through three babies and a enough D batteries to power a space station. It finally died after Jericho. But that might have been a lot of weight to swing after Tirzah lived in it for the first half year of her life. Anyway, it was way too expensive and new to give up the ghost.

That said, there really wasn't anywhere for her to sleep except for in the non-swinging swing, or the crib she's never used. We tried the crib. The first night was not so great. But I can't tell if that was the crib's fault or Amaryllis. I'm going with Amaryllis...who has never slept through the night yet in her 5 months on this earth. (YESI'MTIRED.) She still wants to eat at least once per night, but often just wakes up to screech like an animal until we get up and wrap her up in a blanket, say a few choice words, and beg her to please for the love go to sleep.

The second night in the crib was much better. I think. I might have just slept through it and Billy dealt with her. Who even knows anymore. But I think at this point we wont be going back to the swing even once we do get it fixed, except maybe for her naps. She does still nap in the non-swinging swing. Fancy pants is a creature of habit, so we don't want to throw her too many curve balls at once.