Little sleeper

Taken on Monday (March 16, 2009): we're adjusting to a new night-time schedule. Abigail was upstairs already asleep, while Debbie and I were winding down. Well, I was. Debbie was expecting Ethan to sleep for a while, and hoping to nap with him, but going to bed is mostly just an ideal for her right now.

Time to visit the Gym

We bought a play gym for her early this week, to make lying on the floor more interesting. She's just barely beginning to grab things, more by accident than by design, but she likes to study the bright colors.

Striker likes the blanket. He's doing really well with her, though we're still cautious with him: he's so big, and she's so little.

You can't fall off the floor

Before Abbey was born, we worried about how Striker would react to her. Thankfully, after the first day he hasn't paid any more attention to her than to anyone else, and probably less (since she doesn't pet him or otherwise interact with him). We don't leave them alone together, but we do try to keep them together as much as possible so they're both used to each other. I think it's the blanket that's the attraction for Striker here.

The other goal is to get her used to sleeping on flat surfaces, rather than her bouncy reclining seat that she sinks down into. It won't be long before she won't fit it anymore, and will have to sleep in the cradle, so putting her on the floor for awhile gets her used to it. We hope!

The most comfortable place

Some people have asked me if Striker is bonding to her yet: mostly he just ignores her, except for the occasional sniff-investigation. But he does like her really soft blankets!