Wow! We did it! Sorry for another napping post, but maybe when we get this down pat it will be old news. Erica napped on Monday at SCHOOL for two 30-minute nap, put down to sleep by a teacher she has only met briefly. Good girl! Yesterday she took two good naps at GM and GP's house, one of them was 1 and 1/2 hours! Today she has taken one morning nap of 1 and 1/2 hours, and has just gone down after a little struggle for a nice afternoon nap. What happened was she fell asleep in the stroller during my walk in the park, only slept 20 minutes so I was hoping she would still go down for a good nap after we got home. She had a bottle, we played and played and folded laundry and we tried one time but she was flailing all around so I thought it would be best to give it a little more time. One thing I'm learning is that for these daytime naps, if she isn't exactly ready, she will be unable to fall asleep without an hour of excruiciating crying. I am just tired of putting her through that when she seems to be learning to calm herself as long as it doesn't get too far out of hand. So... we got up and played a little while longer. Then I swaddled her, sang a few new songs, and she finally started acting drowsy. I still realize it is important to put her in bed before she falls asleep all the way, something about a skill that will help her in life. I trust this advice. Russell said recently that he thinks she is learning this and I agree.
On another note, we had a great photo session with Mattie who has taken all of Erica's professional shots since she was one day old. You can see the link at www.mattiecallahan.com. Click on the gallery and Erica 6 weeks, then use our last name for the password. I am so happy with the pictures of how she has grown and of Erica with her precious grandparents. It will be so much fun in August when we have pictures taken with the Massey grandparents! What a gift for Erica to have such loving grandparents -- all four!
Last bit of news -- Erica has been trying some more new foods. We got some cute shots of the carrot night. Enjoy.
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