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not a fluke

 
either another dr. seuss character
or a little convict. i'll let you guess
which description i prefer.

i didn't say anything yesterday because i didn't want to jinx it. but last night it happened too ...

john slept through the night! 9pm to 6 or 630am both nights! ::doing a little energetic dance::

on wednesday night, he cried for a while when i put him to bed - i had to check on him twice. and last night came with a few little whimpers but no wailing. i woke up around 3am both nights, but it was me waking up, thinking, ok, he's going to cry any moment now ...

but he didn't. and i fell back asleep. it was awesome.

as an aside: john's grammy (my mom) is in town. (that shouldn't be an aside but it's own post - more tomorrow perhaps?) and today is grammy's birthday. so - HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GRAMMY!

tomorrow is a big day: meeting a potential new fur baby, trip with grammy to the zoo, grammy's birthday party in the evening.

hope we sleep well tonight. ;)


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Anonymous said…
Oh hooray!!!! Congratulations on your smart little sleeper!!! What a wonderful day:) -Jamie H

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