Magic Pajamas and the Magic Musical Lamb

Our lovely friends came by on Sunday with their adorable 15 month year old son. They were so kind to bring us homemade bolognese (which was delicious), a few bags of gourmet pasta and two pairs of pajamas for Sasha. I was so excited about the pajamas since the evening ritual of bath and pajamas is one of my favorites. 

Since Sasha is now older he's awake much more so we tend to play a lot more, which tires him out. Play for a 10 week year old baby consist of mommy singing endless songs and rhymes through out the day as he giggle and squirms with delight. Another activity is tummy time. Since babies sleep on their backs they need to develop their neck muscles as well as get their little legs in preparation for important things such as crawling and walking. Sasha had not been a big fan of tummy time until we received a stuffed animal lamb that plays five minutes of nursery rhymes while the lambs tummy blinks this crazy light show. Sasha really took to this lamb so I started using him as a prop for tummy time and it worked! After one to two walks a day in the New York heat, lots of singing, tummy time and two parents who can't stop hugging him, Sasha is pooped. 

Ari noticed a few days ago that Sasha changed his own bed time and start to get upset (aka crying) indicating that he was ready for bed about an hour earlier than we were putting him down. Low and behold Ari was right since Sasha started sleeping longer and fell asleep very quick after bath. 

I love how we are able to understand his cues now and respond accordingly. Last night after bath we put Sasha is his new pj's and I didn't hear a peep out of him until nine and a half hours later. I'd like to announce we are blessed with a sleeper, but it's only been two weeks since he's been sleeping between six and now nine hours. For now I will just enjoy the sleep that I had last night and be prepared for what's to come. 

I love my new pj's with whales and dolphins