Almost EVERY picture we have of Summer in the hospital, she has her eyes open. She didn't sleep a lot- even at just a couple days old. There was one of our signs.
Another sign? Crying hard enough and holding her breath long enough to turn purple. Even the nurses weren't too fond of that! Once we left the hospital, she continued to be awake and cry for very long periods of time. I couldn't believe how much she didn't sleep. I thought newborns slept! But not this one.
Oh it wasn't all bad. She did have plenty of sweet moments. Awake of course. Cause remember? She didn't sleep very good. But she was pretty fun to snuggle with, and most of the crying would usually not start until about six in the evening. And then last until about ten at night.
Always right about the time we would want to start our evening plans. Like meeting a new cousin and going out for supper. We loved her dearly but those were some rough days.
Three months later she was STILL crying!
BUT then things started getting better slowly but surely. The evening crying turned to three hours, then two, then eventually just when she got tired. What a relief! And she started doing really good just playing by herself for pretty long periods of time.
Around seven months we really started noticing that she was a clear different baby than who we brought home from the hospital. She was getting so fun!
Oh, she still had her moments. Especially when trying something new. A new food, a new person, a new place to splash in the water...
But in the last couple months she has just turned into one of the most smiley,
and goofy babies.
We just love being her parents. It's so fun to watch her grow and develop and learn new things. So happy birthday dear Summer! We can't wait to see what the next year with you brings!
Oh, and she finally sleeps.
2 comments:
Happy birthday, Summer!
wow what a year!!! Happy Birthday Summer!
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