I am proud to say that our three-and-a-half week old just slept through the night for the first time!
Now that is not to say I am expecting this to happen every night, and to be fair- the official word on "sleeping through the night" for a baby is 5 hours. But she made it five and a half and probably would have gone longer if I hadn't waken her up to eat.
She slept from 11:00pm-4:30am. Stupidly, I woke up at 2:00am and was: a. too excited that she was still sleeping to actually sleep myself, and b. figured that she would wake up any minute so what was the point of going back to sleep? I finally made it back to sleep at 5:30am and she slept again until almost 9:00!
As a baby who generally sleeps from 1.5-3 hours (on a rare, good night) at a time, you are probably wondering how we did this. Well, we noticed that she was grunting in her sleep a lot, and every time we would lay her flat in the crib or bassinet, her legs and arms would flail out over and over and eventually wake her up. So between the gas and the startle reflex, the last couple weeks were rough to say the least.
Then I read on one of my "mommy forums" about something called the Fisher Price Rock N' Play Sleeper. Which is basically a sling that is set at an incline and has the ability to rock back and forth. I heard it was good for babies with reflux or that needed to sleep on an incline. What the heck? I thought. I've got nothing to lose but more sleep! I found one on Craigslist for $35, (they are $50 new) and brought it home. Used it last night for the first time... yep, my new favorite baby item.
I am all smiles :-D and so is my little peanut.
Peace,
Catherine
Today I took Brianna to the chiropractor for the first time. I heard it was good to get infants in to be adjusted in order to correct any undetected problems or shifting that occured during the natural trauma of birth. 
Turns out that although her lower back was perfectly straight, her upper back was pretty out of whack. The chiropractor also made some adjustments that should help the mild colic Bri is experiencing at night, and possibly allow her to sleep flat on her back. We are going in for a follow-up visit next Tuesday.
In case you were wondering, she is being held upside-down because Sarah is testing her posture or something like that. Was definitely a bit nerve-wracking for me!!
