Friday, August 13, 2004

Kayleigh had her second doctor appointment today. She's a growing girl! She's up to 9 lbs 1 oz and 21.5 inches. That's still smaller than my little brother was when he was born. I can't imagine having a baby that big! She has officially graduated from newborn diapers and is finally filling out her clothes. She looks so much bigger than when she was born.

Kayleigh is a pretty good baby. My only complaint is the child can't figure out how to get to sleep on her own. I know I'm supposed to let her cry it out....but she doesn't stop crying! One night she cried for almost three hours....after that I just couldn't take it anymore. She'll fall asleep if you are holding her, but if you put her down too soon she's wide awake and screaming in five minutes. Lately she's been waking herself up after about an hour and refusing to go back to sleep...she's not hungry or dirty....just tired and crabby. If I pick her up and rock her she goes right back to sleep! Like today...I think she's maybe napped for a total of three hours and it's almost 5 pm. I'm getting a little frustrated with this...since this means I get no sleep also. So if anyone has any suggestions on getting a baby to sleep, I'll take it! Other than that, I have no complaints!

Well, she's has yet again woken herself up and is screaming, so I'll write later! Love to everyone.