sleepy sheep 1

for all of you sandra boynton fans out there, that post title was for you (from her story "six sleepy sheep"). for those not in the know: here is the excerpt: "sleepy sheep 1 is painting a starry night time sky; sleepy sheep 2 is singing a quiet lullaby. sleepy sheep 3 is wishing upon a silver moon. sleepy sheep 4 is yawning; it must be bedtime soon. sleepy sheep 5 is putting on a night cap soft & red. sleepy sheep 6 is summoning the other sheep to bed." that's all i know from memory, so that's all you get!

so here is our sleepy sheep. when she is not screeching as if someone is pulling her head off (imagine that & you will know why we look like we do sometimes), she is sleeping. OR she is being held. in a certain position & only this position. she has started not even enjoying the baby bjorn! GASP! i've read that week 6 is the pinnacle of fussy infant times & geez oh man, i hope that is right & that this past week just isn't her true disposition rearing its ugly head...b/c we can't take it anymore! then we realize she's beautiful & snuggly & just a little baby after all & we decide to keep her after all (wait, did i just write that...? :o) this picture was taken about 10 minutes ago, which is why i am able to post!

a smile to let us know that we're all having a good time, really.

wide awake eyes to let us know that she doesn't have narcolepsy after all. we are a bit worried at times... she's either dead to the world or crying. these awake & content moments are very rare this week.

exercises! look at that head control! we go from a baby (addy) who couldn't hold her head like this until month 4 to this baby (millie) who is a champion head holder-upper.

well, amelia also has a drunk look that is fairly common & goes along with our fear of narcolepsy...she has this near-pirate eye look when a bottle is given to her. she almost instantly falls asleep half the time & then gives us this look for the rest of the feeding. then she gives us the 'bob & weave' where her head just flops everywhere & then she tries to hold it up, but fails...& i think she's really explaining to us that she wants to be a boxer when she grows up. (heads up ms. emily from boise! meaty millie is out to get you!).

so here's the family people checklist:
nutty mama...exasperated daddy...bi-polar baby (explanation: either very content or crying, i think that qualifies as bi polar in baby land & i know my brother in law "mr. psychologist in training" cal doesn't agree, but oh well!) ...googly-eyed sister...annoying dog... we're all here & still alive. so far.