Dalia

Minutes old.

5 days old.

1 month old.

2 months old.

2 months and 1 day old.

Dalia is SUCH A GOOD BABY! Pretty much from day 1 she has been a good sleeper. Last week we decided to give sleep training a try. Now, I know I just said she was a good sleeper from day one. The only thing was that she had to be completely conked out before we could lay her down, otherwise we had to hold her or have her in the bed with us. That was fine with me because I was still getting sleep. I wanted her to start sleeping in her own bed, though and to be able to lay down without being in a deep sleep already. So, after making sure she was fed, burped and dry and half asleep, we laid her in her bassinet. It took about 45 minutes of crying on and off and me going in a couple of times to help soothe her before she fell asleep the first night. She slept for between 4 and 5 hours before waking up to eat. She then went back to sleep for another few hours in her bed on her own. The next night took less than a half hour and the night after she didn't cry at all. Now we can lay her down whether she's completely out or on her way and she sleeps for 6 hours before waking up to eat at night. Then, she sleeps for another 3 hours and then I just put her in bed with me for another couple of hours and wait for Mina to wake up. Mina went through a little phase of waking up around 6 for a couple of weeks. It was annoying, but luckily Dru was really helpful with that. We found out she was cutting 2 of her 2 year molars and now that they've cut through, she is back to sleeping in until between 9 and 10.

Dalia smiled for the first time at me while awake at 2 weeks old. It melted my heart. From that day on she has smiled more and more each day. Now, she sits and stares at me while she nurses and waits for me to look at her. As soon as I do, she stops what she is doing and just smiles. It's adorable. She rolled over right at 2 months old from her tummy to her back. She has come close to doing it several more times. She loves going places and riding in her carrier with me. Normally she just falls asleep in it, but lately she has become so much more interested in the world around her and just looks around for as long as she can until she falls asleep.

We love Dalia so much. It's amazing that you can love yet another little person just as much as you loved the first. Our little family is just as happy as can be.