We just started with the 4th leap, the leap of smooth transitions. JoJo's typical leap behavior is a few cranky days followed by a sleepy day and then she will develop some new skill. It's an amazing thing to watch now that we know what's going on. At first her cranky days threw us through a loop and we had no idea what was going on. She would go from getting up once a night to four times during the night leaving us exhausted and confused. This last week has been her cranky phase, multiple wakening at night and the witching hour has returned in the evenings. Starting last week her sleep got progressively worse over a four day period leaving us with an overly tired baby in the evenings. Things then gradually got better over a 3 day period and we have now reached a new stage. Last night JoJo slept through the night for the first time, everyones definition of sleeping through the night is different so I'll clarify what it means to me, I put her to bed last night at 7:30pm and she didn't get up until 6:30am this morning. This was an hour before her usual wake up time but we went with it and will adjust the day as we go. I know this doesn't mean we have a new norm on our hands but I noticed she is shifting her eating schedule around, she has been nursing much longer before bedtime the last two nights then she has in the past but only time will tell if it will stick.
So far JoJo seems to be much more aware of her lower body, she has started kicking her feet at the toys on her activity mat and started grabbing her knees. She also seems to get excited when anticipating something might happen. Your classic, I'm going to get you game, is becoming more fun! Can't wait to see what other new skills will arise with this new developmental leap.
