Look No Swaddle...

sophie around 8pm


sophie at 7am

Last night was Sophia's first night without her swaddle. After her 4 month checkup with Dr Leduc, we all decided it was time to say goodbye to our much-loved swaddling. For a week now, Mommy and Daddy have alternated leaving one arm in the swaddle and the one arm out. We wanted Sophia to get used to the idea of her arms being free, and she has done pretty well. So last night, all three of us took the big leap. Sophia went to bed around 7:30pm with both arms free. She did great until about 8pm. Then, the real fun began! Mommy and Daddy took turn soothing squirt, but every time she would fall asleep, one of her arms would wave about and scare her awake. Our baby girl remained upset until 9:45pm when she finally passed out. The problem isn't that she doesn't want to sleep, but rather she doesn't know what to do with her arms. She has had them tucked by her side for 4 months. She did get us up about 4 times during the night, but once we popped her paci back in her mouth, she was fast asleep. Mommy and Daddy had fun watching her wiggle those cute little arms around and cheered when she finally dosed off. Hopefully by the end of the weekend, our angel will be used to the freedom. Just another sign of our baby girl growing up...Mommy isn't sure she likes it.