Oh, Beautiful Elusive Sleep

Bubeaner did great sleeping on his own last night on his big boy bed.  He did not wake up during the night.  And this morning he did not stay in his bed when he woke up, but he did not attempt to leave the nursery either.  We wondered if Bubeaner would go into the play room or at the very least go into the hallway to the baby gate.  So far it looks like he's making the adjustment without a problem.  And we are trying to adjust too.

He had a pretty good morning.  His favorite part every morning, other than breakfast with Dad, is playing pretend with Dad.  Bubeaner loves to walk around in Dad's shoes.  There is a specific pair that's his favorite.  And a time or two he has made Dad change shoes.  He also has to go through the same grooming routine as Dad including trimming his beard.  Thankfully, it's not a razor in case he ever gets a hold of it without us around.

Bubita was not as easy going as her brother this morning.  She woke us up a few times during the night making smacking noises.  And she did actually wake up to eat at least twice.  That coupled with Bubeaner's normal early wake up time meant we did not get a lot of sleep.  And unlike us, Bubita did spend a good part of the morning sleeping. 

But Bubeaner and Momma enjoyed this special one-on-one time together.  We played and worked on learning our colors.  We also did a bit of organizing all the toys in the playroom putting away toys that Bubeaner is still to young for or that he has outgrown but Bubita has not yet grown into.  It was a good morning.  He did complain at lunch that he had an ouchie on his head.  Headache, perhaps?  In any case, Bubeaner took a good 2.5 hours afternoon nap.  Unfortunately, he woke up crying setting the tone for the rest of the afternoon and evening. 

Bubita refused, as she has lately, to take a long afternoon nap.  So she spent part of Bubeaner's nap enjoying one-on-one quality time with Momma.  The girl cracks us up.  She has developed a loud squealing laugh.  Thankfully, she works her way up to it so we are not taken by surprise.  How can such a little girl make such a high-pitched squeal?

Bubeaner had his swim lesson today.  He has improved so much from the first lesson.  Not only did he not cry at all today, but he actually ran towards the pool.  (Scary, but a good improvement.)  During class, he successfully blew bubbles in the water, and kicked.  He even worked on learning to float on his back and using his arms to propel himself forward.  Bubeaner was not keen on that idea of floating on his back.  But he did enjoy watching his legs and feet as he kicked.  Now that he is comfortable with coach Morgan, they are going to concentrate on getting out of the pool and other pool safety issues.

And, as a perfect way to end the day, Dad was able to join us for our daily evening walk around the neighborhood.  That and a quick dinner and both little ones were in bed on time.  Hopefully tonight we will all be able to get a good night's sleep and be ready for another good day tomorrow.