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So yeah. Still here, doing the baby thing. Eat, sleep, poop, repeat. But while I'm still operating on about three minutes of sleep, things are getting better. We're slowly learning each other's schedule. Every day, we get a tiny bit more in sync.

Little Bit: I'm hungry!


Me: I just fed you! In fact, you still have milk on your chin!


LB: Oh yeah. Well then, what do you want to do?


Me: I have an idea! Why don't we take a nap? Wouldn't that be fun?


LB: Eh. I already napped for five whole minutes fourteen hours ago. Why would I want to do it again?


Me: Well, how about you sit quietly while I nap?


LB: Sounds boring. How long did you want to do this?


Me: Three hours?


LB: No way! How about ten minutes?


Me: How about two and a half hours?


LB: A half hour, with an option for a ten minute cry in the middle in which I will be absolutely inconsolable.


Me: An hour, and no inconsolable cry.


LB: No deal. I need the cry. The cry is non-negotiable.


Me: Fine. How about forty-five minutes, with a three minute cry?


LB: Eight.


Me: Five.


LB: Right in the middle of your REM sleep?


Me: (sigh) Okay.


LB: Throw in a twenty-five minute nurse and a full wardrobe change after my diaper leaks and we'll have a deal.


Me: Anything.


LB: Sweet. Do your nap thing then. The clock is ticking.

I feel like maybe I got the short end of the stick on this one, but I don't care. Little Bit is better at this negotiation thing than I am.

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Seester · 730 weeks ago

I know you are looking for an internet-friendly nickname for her, but considering "Little Bit" was the name of your first gerbil, I don't think I can get behind that one... Next you'll want to call her Yum-Yum.
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AZ Dog Mom · 730 weeks ago

My friend refers to my little one as Niblet. Just offering that one. She's adorable by the way!!! I missed the big announcement post last month (where the heck did last month go anyway? Who knew you lost whole months at a time when you had a new baby...), so a belated Congratulations!

I know how you feel. The whole "sleep when they sleep" advice sounds great, and now and again, you'll actually get a chance to heed that advice, but in the first few weeks, I found it difficult. Eventually, I kind of got used to not getting all the sleep I wanted. And at 9 months, I'm still somewhat sleep deprived. I hope your little one gets on a better sleep schedule than mine did, earlier. She's just finally getting to the point where she's not waking up 4 times a night (instead, we've got it down to two, which I can live with for now).

But all that our little ones put us through is totally worth it.

Oh, and on the pictures front (you'd mentioned in a previous post all the many pictures you all have), they only increase in number as she learns to hold up her head, roll over, sit up, crawl, stand up, gets teeth (the teeth are the best), etc. Our little girl is only 9 months, but I'm pretty sure we have a whole back up drive full of photos already. ;D

You'll have to post soon just how the cats are all reacting to the little bundle of quirky joy!
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GrandMamaQuirk · 730 weeks ago

You just can't look at that adorable face and deny her anything! But that's Granny CC's job-deny nothing for the baby! You, on the other hand, will someday have to learn (ha, ha) better negotiating skills. Even to say "No!" But later-much later, when spoiling her can actually occur. So enjoy right now while you and I are on even turf with her (okay, she likes you better, being the feed trough and all). But that will change. Mwu-a-ahahahahahah!

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