In our quest to get Finley to sleep through the night, Cam and I tried a few different strategies yesterday. First, every time Finley looked tired, I would lay her down in her crib with her binky and blanky to see if she would fall asleep. The only thing that was good for was helping to get her tired out because she never fell asleep. In fact, she only took one 45 minute nap all day and that was when she feel asleep eating. When Dad got home from work, we went to a really great park that we'd never explored before. We loaded Finley up in the "Jeep" (that's our running stroller) and took to the back trails. It was one of the most gorgeous nights of the summer and a cute little boy on his bike offered to take our picture by the lily pads. Finley dozed off for maybe 10 minutes of the whole trek. On our way home from the park, we 
went to the grocery story and picked up some rice cereal. I gave our exhausted Finley a bath and then Cam gave the cereal a shot. It was a hit! She ate it all and then still nursed. I was sure she would sleep through the night since she was thoroughly exhausted and had a very full belly, but a couple of hours later, she was fussing again. She woke up about 4 times in the night and ate 2 of those times! I guess we'll just keep trying...
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If its any consolation, as I look back now, those middle of the night times together are ones I remember with sweet fondness... although I know that doesnt sound all that great when you are so tired and she isn't!
Was this her first food? Thats certainly a new fun adventure. She must be trying to fill up that long, lean body of hers!
the little boy must know the rule of thirds for taking an artistic picture :)
To Hannah..Just read your post on the previous picture regarding Finn's smile. Isn't it fun to see yourself in a new little one? What a nice little bond of love.
Finley looks like YOU did as a baby in the first picture!
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