The Early Bird

For the last few weeks, Audrey has been waking up around 4:30 and 5 a.m. It has been a long 2 and 1/2 weeks and we have seen better days. It's amazing how old we look now; a child really ages you in the first year of their life. Now I know that I really should have listened to my friends when they told me to sleep in as much as possible before the baby. Dammit, why didn't I do that? Every few weeks she goes through a growth phase or a cognitive phase and we lose sleep. I am pretty certain that this is more of a cognitive phase since she wakes up when it is still dark and is ready to have a conversation. She wants to recite all of the words that she knows, colors, numbers, the Ghettysberg address, you get the idea. I wouldn't mind waiting until 6 to hear about these things. This morning she woke up and asked about her tutu, the little skirt she wore for Halloween. She wants to wear it now whenever possible and today at 5:30 a.m. seemed like the perfect time to her. Despite the lack of sleep, this is a really fun time and although we are exhausted, we are all happy and healthy.