Sydney's Bad Sleep Habits :-)

Mom and Dad were convinced after having Morgan that they were experts at all things relating to getting babies to sleep. Morgan was on a nap schedule, and she would go to sleep with no fuss in her crib pretty much every time you put her down. Mom and Dad attributed all the problems they had getting Lydia to sleep to their inexperience as parents. Then they had Sydney... they quickly realized that the personality of the baby has a lot to do with it!

Sydney likes to take short naps in her swing..
And she enjoys short naps in her carseat...
and she LOVES to sleep with Mom and Dad...

But she really hates her crib. She also resists any attempts to get her on a schedule, to get her to consistantly sleep more than a few minutes at a time during the day, or to get her to sleep through the night.

Mom and Dad have been trying to get a routine going with little luck. Sydney gets bedtime stories which she loves...

And her cool glow worm in her bed as well as her silky blanket and soft blanket. However, you can see in her face how much she likes her crib.

Last night Mom got up about every five minutes for an hour to squeeze the glowworm so it would play music and lights. Sydney finally fell asleep! Mom was feeling great about her efforts. Only to have Sydney wake back up about forty five minutes later :-( She ended up sleeping in all of her other favorite places to sleep before the night was over.

For Valentine's Day, Mom and Dad bought her the most expensive Valentine's gift they've bought a baby. She's getting little a projector that hooks to her crib, plays music, lights up, and projects teddy bears on the ceiling. Pictures to come next week :-)