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Jordan slept 12 hours last night!!!!!!!!!!
Well, she was not really sleeping the whole time, because I did hear her squirming, and grunting a bit, but the 2 times I thought she was getting ready to cry, as soon as I got out of bed, she stopped! So she was in her room without any contact from us for 12 hours! And this morning I went in to get her at 8 when I heard her “talking” to her friends (the stuffed animals in her crib). She wakes up in such a good mood now- it is so sweet to come in and watch her playing with her Tigger, or whoever, and just stand there for a while until she sees me. Then this HUGE smile spreads across her face. It is the best!! Yesterday she also took a 2 hour nap without even fussing when she went to sleep!
I think I have finally broken the suck-to-sleep association, which helps. Well, I take that back- she still uses a pacifier, and her last feeding of the day she usually falls asleep, but wakes up when I put her down, and puts herself back to sleep. But now she can put the pacifier back in her mouth, too, so that is a huge help. Plus she can scoot around the crib to find the nearest pacifier. I keep at least one in each corner, since she is on the move so much these days.
In other news, we are looking for a rental here in OC somewhere. We need more space, and it would be nice for Mike to be closer to work, but we may not be able to afford much near his work. Long Beach seems to be kind of expensive, and if it is not expensive, you would not want to take a walk outside… not so much a good part of town. But we are looking around- Anaheim, Cerritos, Long Beach, Lakewood, Buena Park, even Corona! So far we have only found 1 property that would work, but it is in Corona- a bit far for Mike to drive to work. It is very hard to find a place that will take 3 cats, and has washer and dryer hookups, and a garage for under $1800 per month. *Sigh* But we are still looking. Tomorrow is going to be a search day in the Long Beach area for me. I think I am going to end up doing most of it on the phone since it is a bit of a drive, and I do not know that area very well. Well, Jordan is napping, so I had better get going so I can get something accomplished!