Maternal instinct

While pretend sleeping with K last night, as usual, I fell into real sleep before him.

I remember, opening my eyes with a startle. "Was that Mei Mei?" flashed across my mind. In the still of the night, I tot I heard her, but couldnt be sure as I was after all, fast asleep. K was also already asleep next to me. I perked my ears, wait. In the next second, I heard the distinguishable wail of my daughter, in the next room with both room doors closed, without the baby monitor.

I quickly hurried out, to go to her. She wants to be fed.

At the same time, I am amazed, how strong my maternal instinct can be. Really, the wails were really inaudible in my room. It was closed to decible-less if you may put it.

At that point, I recalled, my advice to Hann Sze... "If you put your baby next to you on the bed, I can almost guarantee that you will never squash her. It is more likely your hubby will, but never you". And really, that is so true.

Even with the baby monitor on, WK nor K had never been awoken by Soph's cries at night as I will be up on my feet at the first whimper or sound transmitted, no matter how soft. Off I swtich the receiver and off I go.

It is so amazing how a human being is built, and how much a mom can be connected to her child. Anyone I know can tell you, sometimes I am deaf, cos of blockage in the nasal passage due to sinus. And I can sleep through WK coming home, bathing, settling himself in the room, pottering about doing his usual stuff, totally not awoken at all. But somehow, Soph, as far as she is, I can hear.

I really am amazed at myself, and really for knowing that I am a mom.

Sleep

Today, our dear baby slept through her whole evening bath, first time ever.

Amazing.

When a baby is sleepy, boy are they really sleepy. Putting her in the water, changing her clothes, drying, etc, they just sleep right through. Yes, of course, they complain, yelp here and there when some things you do irritate them, but hey, they just go right back into sleep.

If only it is so easy to put them to sleep when you really want to right? :)

Anyway, I have no complains about her sleep routine, definitely not. She is such a good baby, from 2 months she has slept right through. And these days, she sleeps from 6pm to 7am. Golly right? PD says, enjoy while it lasts. I will, and I pray also it will stay that way.

Since we started her on rice cereals 3 weeks back, she sleeps 12-13hrs in a stretch. At most, she wakes at 5am, then go back to sleep again after a feed. She is really my super good baby. I am really thankful.

However, during the day, alas for the helper and those at home, she doesnt sleep much. At most, she sleeps 11am-1pm or maybe 2pm. Thats all. She refuses to go to sleep any other time, and by the time it is 530, she is irritably tired! So we have to quickly bathe her at 6pm, to which she will either sleep right through or complain and cry.

But hey, I am definitely not complaining. I really enjoy her sleeping right through, cos even her Kor2 still wake at night and cry when he doesnt see me. I wonder, how do I get K to be like her?