Wish me luck

So tomorrow Enzio has this job interview in the city - bright and early! And it's not just any old interview - no no - he has to run a mile, do push ups and sit up and pull ups. Needless to say he is going to need his rest, so tonight he is sleeping on the couch so he can sleep through the night. That means that I will be on Laila duty all by myself! I'm a bit nervous. Last night I was so tired I think I may have fallen asleep briefly while nursing - either that or I was so tired that I forgot her unlatching. Either way - not good! They always say never fall asleep while nursing - but I couldn't help it - it's not like I chose to fall asleep. Anyway. Usually Enzio does diaper duty and then I feed her and then hold her for at least another ten minutes to make sure she is truly asleep before putting her down. And then usually once during the night/morning if she is really fussy and not falling back to sleep I will ask Enzio to tend to her needs so that I can go back to sleep. But tonight I will be on diaper, feeding and comforting duty. Who knows, maybe having to physically get up out of bed will help me wake up a bit more and make it a less painful process .. but somehow I seriously doubt that. God, I'm just getting more and more tired! At least she is eating less often - it used to be that she ate every 1-2 hours, with the occasional 3 hour period. Now she tends to eat every 2-3 hours and once in a blue moon every four hours. So hopefully she will eat every 3 hours tonight - maybe even four at one point! - and maybe she will not have any awake periods. I'm feeling hopeful about her sleeping at least fairly well since she was more awake today than usual. Mostly I just hope that she doesn't do what she did last night where she was up for three hours with really bad gas/constant pooping which made her miserable!

It's kind of crazy how she is slowly getting more and more alert. And of course, with that alertness comes demands! Before she was content to lie awake in your arms while you did whatever your little heart desired. Now, however, she usually needs attention. She either needs to be bounced about or she wants you looking at her and talking to her. I've also noticed that she is starting to smile while she is awake! Yesterday and today I got her to smile by talking to her and making funny noises at her. It only works once in a while, but still - VERY EXCITING!