Almost Three Weeks

We're still working on the sleep thing, and will be for some time, I have no doubt.

Last night we just all slept on our comfy couches. Piper actually slept most of the night, broken up only by two feedings between midnight and 6 AM.

We're still trying to get the hang of things - partly, understanding her and what she needs. We've had a few instances of screaming-crying fits. We change the diaper, we burp, we hold her, we hold her a different way, we check the book and see that she's just eaten 30 minutes ago, but nothing will quiet or calm her. "She just ate! We could try feeding her again.... ", and she latches on and is good to go.

Duh.

I don't know why it takes us 15 minutes to realize it sometimes.

When she sleeps in the little chair thingy that we put her in, she sleeps WITH COMMENTARY. Serious. Just nearly constant little noises from her. Squeaks, sighs, groans, etc. I can sleep through it, but that's what ends up keeping Krissi awake. And I figure it indicates that she's not sleeping very soundly, but I'm just guessing on that.

We got to do some Gaming With A Baby yesterday, which was fun, and mostly worked out. Again - it took us 30+ minutes to figure out that we needed to feed her if we wanted her to not SCREAM BLOODY MURDER at us. Actually playing while holding her is totally doable (once she quiets down), just a little tricky. I'm totally down with making the effort though. Part of being able to drag Krissi and the baby out of the house to go play games is me being responsible enough to take care of her, and not just pass her off to Krissi.

We're feeling super adventuresome apparently, because we're planning to take her with us to the Zombie Walk this Friday. We have some mild anxiety about keeping her fed and happy while we are out, but we'll manage, and we can always pack her up and roll if we have to. We're not going to go all out like we usually do, but we'll be undead nonetheless!

Ahh, and Krissi just informed me that her belly button scabbie has fallen off. Woo!

Next up (maybe), the ongoing struggle with regards to ear piercings and Santa Claus! (that's two separate arguments, not how the two relate to each other)