And just like that…
There’s another big change. As mentioned just a few days ago, Avery’s morning routine is to wake up at 5 or 5:30, have some milk, and sleep for another hour or so – and it’s been this way for months. A few mornings ago, though, when I was sick and too slow to go to her room to respond to her cries, Avery fell back asleep; the same thing happened the next day, and on the third morning she didn’t make a peep until 7. Based on Michelle’s Rule of Kid Behavior (i.e. one time could be a fluke, two times could be a coincidence, three times likely means a new pattern), I think she’s kicked the 5 AM milk habit. Q and I think she might have done so sooner with some “sleep training” (at 10 months, her body doesn’t really need the milk, after all), but I’m okay with the way it happened. And, knowing me, I’ll probably even miss all those quiet, dark moments that Avery and I spent together…
-M