I really should be cleaning, but I have the worst sinus headache. I went to take some ibuprofen, but remembered we were out. Then I found a full bottle, and just as I was about to do a happy dance, discovered it was expired. I really don't want to take Laela out because she's napping and it's really cold, so I guess I'll just lay around for a while. I'm getting the house ready (or trying to get the house ready) for Dad and Megan's visit on Sunday! I'm so excited, it will be fun to spend Christmas with them. And, lets be honest, it will be nice to have some other people to help with Laela. She's been sleeping fairly well. We started putting her in her crib on Friday. It seems to be going well, except she learned to turn on her stomach and she keeps getting stuck, which makes us nervous. I'm so glad we have the video monitor, so we don't have to peak in on her all the time. She's been sleeping for one long stretch for the most part, and then getting up every 2-3 hours after that. Saturday night she slept for 7 hours straight, but usually it's more like 4-5. And that's been great, I don't have a problem with getting up with her a couple of times a night, but 5 or 6 was a bit much. I started a bedtime routine for her- I've been feeding her some cereal, giving her a bath with bedtime bath bubble bath, then giving her a little massage and putting her pajamas on. Then I nurse her and read Goodnight Moon and The Night Before Christmas before putting her in her crib. Sometimes she fusses for a couple of minutes, but in general she falls right to sleep. I started out putting her down between 9-10, but she's been getting tired earlier, so now it's more like 8-8:30. I'm so relieved that she's been making her sleep preferences known, since I want her sleep schedule to be something created around her natural patterns, and not forced on her. She's still kind of unpredictable during the day, but she generally takes 2 1-2 hour naps. Wow, that was a lot of talk about Laela sleeping, sorry. I've finally started doing a bit of Christmas shopping, and I'm looking forward to all of the packages that should be arriving soon, even the ones that aren't for me. I love getting mail! I'm also ready for Megan to get here so we can do some baking. I think we're going to try homemade marshmallows. I have no idea how they'll turn out, but they're supposed to be amazing, so I figured we should give it a try. What's the worst that could happen?