My last column contained a few cliff-hangers. Would Daphne learn to sleep through the night before Jackie had to go back to work? Would Jackie find a suitable full-time babysitter in time? I am happy to report that the answers to these questions were yes and yes. First, at around 9 1/2 weeks Daphne, who had achieved 5 straight hours at a stretch up to that point, started adding an hour per night of sleep. At first we thought it was a fluke. She slept 6 hours! A personal record! She went 7! A week later she hit 11 hours and there was no turning back. One should not underestimate what a major turning point it is in a new parent’s life for the baby to start sleeping through the night. How gracious of Daphne to achieve this before my maternity leave ended and I was actually required to be alert and interact with adults during the day. (more…)

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