Not Monday!!

I think that is how Karla felt this morning. I usually pick out what she wears but today she was quite adamant about what she wanted to wear - clothes that didn't match at all. Here is a picture of her with a pastel sweater, gray/red/black pants, purple socks, followed by pink shoes, and then a t-shirt on her head as a "hat". We were able to get out of the house to the Y without the "hat" and luckily she had a coat on until we got in the Y and put on her bathing suit.

The first night of our new "sleep" plan happened last night. Karla was not too happy with me last night OR this morning. She wanted Daddy before she wanted Mommy today. She woke up once in the night for over an hour. Nap time today was also harder. We're going to give it 3 nights and see if there is any improvement. If not....re-evaluate. Basically we are trying to put her in her crib while she is "drowsy but not asleep" so that she will be able to put herself to sleep without us rocking her. The doctor seemed to think this would allow her to put herself back to sleep in the middle of the night without having to wake us up multiple times.

Mommy is feeling pretty stressed out right now and I am sure it is mainly due to lack of quality sleep.

Karla had another swimming lesson this morning that went well. She was more interested in watching the other kids today than focusing on what she was supposed to be doing. She did try kicking on her own today though.

In the afternoon Heather came over for a playdate. The girls had lots of fun and I had to get a picture of them in Karla's favorite spot - at the bottom of the stairs enjoying clementines.

Jason and Heather's dad work together so the 6 of us had dinner together at one of my favorite restaurants! It was really the first time Karla has been out to eat in the U.S. other than a trip to McDonald's and a family event where we had a whole room to roam around in. She did a great job in her highchair. I have to say I really enjoyed getting to go out to eat again! :)