The Gerda Family: Happy Mommies Day!

I was spoiled this weekend with an amazing Mother's Day celebration! My sweet hubby and Andy got together and planned a little overnight get away for me and Cara. With pure relaxation in mind, we were treated to a massage and hotel room for the night. We had the best time and enjoyed our little vacation! After our massage, we indulged in a little champagne and sushi and a whole lot of conversation:)

A restful night of sleep was just what we needed! We've been working on Keaton's sleep habits for awhile now and it wasn't until the beginning of last week that Keaton started sleeping through the night. Night #1 was a very rough night (she cried from 12:45am-3:15am straight!) with not much sleep. But after that first night of crying it out, each night seemed to get better. Night #2, she ate at 6:30, went to bed at 7:00 and woke at 7am (12 hours) with a short awake period at 2am when she was able to put herself back to sleep. Night #3, she again ate at 6:30, went to bed at 7:00 and woke up at 6:45am with no awake/fussy periods throughout the night. And since that dreadful night nearly a week ago, she has been putting herself to sleep and sleeping for about 12 hours/night. Her naps have improved and she seems to be much happier throughout the day and at bed time. She is now in a sleep sac with a swaddle around her midsection, but not her arms. And she often moves to her belly when she's sleeping - it's where she seems to be most comfortable. She will also move her way to the corner of the crib and slide her face under the bumper. She loves to cuddle...in the bumper, an elbow, armpit, with a lovie, etc. So we are one happy house now that everyone is sleeping well throughout the night!!

The other transition that we've been working on for the past few weeks was moving Jensen to his big boy bed. And to our surprise, the transition was nearly seamless. It was not actually planned... it kind of just happened, which may have helped in making it easier. One afternoon he took a nap in his bed and other than the next night when he was tired and didn't want to stay in the bed, we have not had one problem. We're overly excited when we walk in his room each time to get him after naps or in the morning and now that excitement has been passed onto him. When we open the door, he'll pop up and say, "Bed!" He's so proud of himself!

In addition to Mother's Day, we celebrated these two great accomplishments (Keaton sleeping through the night and Jensen sleeping well in his bed) and enjoyed our day as a family. Both kids took great naps this afternoon and we had an amazing meal of blue cheese burgers, sweet potatoes, asparagus and corn on the cob. And ice cream pie for dessert! I'm so lucky to have two beautiful and healthy children and a husband that loves me so much! Being a mom is the hardest, most rewarding thing I've ever done. I'm thankful everyday for the life I've been blessed with and hope I can provide Jensen & Keaton with the guidance and love I was given by my parents. Thank you to my family for a wonderful weekend!