Lisa and David have a five-day outing coming up right after Thanksgiving with his company. Grandpa and Grandma get to be baby-sitters. They decided that we needed to do a trial run to make sure Ashby was going to be OK spending the night. Needless to say, we were more than happy to accommodate the trial.
Lisa brought Ashby and all her bags over late on Friday afternoon. We spent some time playing and Lisa put her down in the Pak-n-Play crib we have. Then she went off to have an evening with David. By the way, it turns out he had told her they could do anything she wanted to do, even go into town and stay at a hotel to get away. And her choice? To go to the Gladiators game! The Gladiators are a minor league hockey team here in Gwinnett County and she absolutely loves going to the games. I get such a kick out of her - she really likes the fights. Who would have thought my girly-girl would have such a thing for violence!
Anyway, we had the best evening with Ashby. She wakes up smiling. After feeding her, she loves to play, look at books, chatter, and laugh. She did have a fussy time when it was time for another nap. She would doze
off and then wake herself up crying. Fortunately it didn't last too long. Actually, I finally just went ahead and fed her a little early. She was so tired, she fell asleep in my arms after taking half the bottle. She slept that way for a while, then woke up and was ready to play some more. Grandpa had his turn playing with her. Here they are playing with her purple elephant, one of her favorite toys. When you pull his (that is, the elephant's!) nose, one of three songs plays.
off and then wake herself up crying. Fortunately it didn't last too long. Actually, I finally just went ahead and fed her a little early. She was so tired, she fell asleep in my arms after taking half the bottle. She slept that way for a while, then woke up and was ready to play some more. Grandpa had his turn playing with her. Here they are playing with her purple elephant, one of her favorite toys. When you pull his (that is, the elephant's!) nose, one of three songs plays. When she started getting really sleepy again, we let her finish the bottle, then put her down. This time it didn't take long for her to fall asleep. That was about 10:30. We didn't hear from her again until 9:00 the next morning. Not a bad night's sleep for a 4 month old! That is her normal routine - sleeping for nine or more hours at night.
After feeding her, she and I were playing on the floor when Mommy arrived to take her back home. We had other things planned for the day and her parents wanted her back. Even so, the "trial" was a complete success. Now we can hardly wait for our chance to keep her for five days!
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