Robynie-Roo...can you be true?!

Well, I heard many rumours about the typical third child.  It seemed to be one of two things.  The third baby is easy breezy...they go with the flow-have ample entertainment from older siblings-and tend to be care and fuss free.  The other 50% of people I talked to shared the opposite: that they were the hardest fussiest baby by far! 

Before Robyn arrived, I crossed my fingers and braced myself for latter, while hoping for the former.  When Robyn arrived, she seemed quiet and happy, and I remember the nurses commenting to each other, “wow, this one is a GOOD sleeper.”  Robyn did her best trying to sleep through her blood work and first bath.  Well, I didn’t take this too much to heart because the first 5 or 6 weeks of a newborns life can be misleading.  The first 3 are spent mostly sleeping, and then the next few typically mark a fussy peak.  My favorite sleep book explains this with science.  A newborn does not start producing their own sleep hormones until around 6 weeks old.  At first, they are going off mommy’s from the placenta and so they have a ton and that is why they sleep a TON!  This hormone also has a relaxing effect on the gut- so gassiness and bms are not as much of a problem.   But as the hormone wears off, and before their body is producing it’s own ...they have a harder time sleeping, and a tighter more irritable belly. I have noticed this fussy peak with both Jesse and Janna.  I also, noticed it with Robyn- but it was pretty mild.

Anyways, I’ve been waiting for the 8 week mark until I decide if I have an easy baby or not- and it’s come and gone- and my girl is still an angel! She is happy when she is awake, and content to sit in her sling chair watching all the action happen around her.  She loves when people coo at her and bursts into shy little smiles at the sound of a high voice.  She is really focused, and will just stare people down as they talk.  It's like she is looking into your soul.  She is extremely patient with Jesse and Janna who are in her face and space a ton.  Janna even sat on her head once, and she cried for about 10 seconds, then quickly forgave her.  She nurses well- but not nearly as much as Jesse did!   Which is good for me, as it’d be difficult with the 2 younger ones if she was a non-stop nurser.  Robyn does have a grumpy spell right before her night bed time- but it’s maybe  1 hour max....and it consists of little grunts and tiny wails here and there.  Bobbing around the living room or rubbing her back soothes her in a cinch. 

Mostly, I say she is an easy baby because her sleep is amazing!  I will let myself brag about her- because I put in my time with Jesse and Janna having multiple wake ups at this age and needing to be soothed so particularly to get back to sleep many many many times, and so I feel like I deserve this one! LOL!   Since about 4 weeks old Robyn has been doing 6-7 hours of sleep straight at night, followed usually by just one wake up before the morning.  She doesn’t even usually cry when she wakes up, I just hear her gnawing on her fists and smacking her lips from the next room over.  I go in and change her and feed her for just a quick 15 minutes, then put her back down -wide awake- and she puts herself back to sleep without a peep.  It’s incredible!  She also has started the typical sleep routine of a 3 or 4 month old this week all on her own.  One morning nap, one longer afternoon, and one brief hour around supper.  She has consistently been ready for bed at 8pm, and then will sleep until 3pm or later.  It’s incredible!  I think she just Loooooves to sleep.  Like, when she is napping, if she wakes up with gas or from a noise...she looks around...and then might grin, and go back to sleep.  I relate to that! It’s like when you wake up at 4am thinking it’s 6 and you have to get up...but then realize you have 2 more whole hours to sleep!

Anyways, I just have found myself with a bit of time this afternoon, and wanted to blog something about my little lovely butterball.  I realize my posts don’t usually mention a ton about her, and it is because she is pretty good at going with the flow at this point. Here is a picture of Jesse holding Robyn for me this morning.  That’s all for now.  Thanks for reading. I’m out!