Baseball & Bedtime

Unlike a stereotypical Monday, I was in such a good mood yesterday - not only did I feel good, but it was Opening Day! 

For those not in Cincinnati, it’s a Big Deal. Historically, the Reds have always been the literal first game of the MLB season until a few years back [?] when we were pushed to the 4:10pm time slot, so now we are not. The Cincinnati Reds were also the sport’s first professional team. 

Opening Day @ The Banks

Loads of people take the day off to enjoy the parade and festivities. The parade always starts at Findlay Market and goes down Race Street - the street I worked on for 11 years at Landor and now 3 years at goDutch. And every year I look longingly out my office window wishing I could have a day out. 

My coworker Mike captured my FOMO. 

At least we have a festive lunch full of baseball staples - NOM! So much bread and nacho cheese : )

On top of feeling great, we’ve been getting more sleep! The transition to a full size mattress has helped keep Hannah asleep at night! Our theory was right. However - getting her to fall asleep is the real challenge. 

We aren’t ones to lay with our kids until they fall asleep - we believe our girls need to learn how to fall asleep on their own. However, with this transition, we are taking time to settle Hannah down. 

Phase One: have a walkabout in her room, play with curtains, dolls, etc. 
Phase Two: lie down and toss and turn until she sleepily starts babbling
Phase Three: hear her breathing slow and finally fall asleep

This process averages one hour but we’ve both had 1.5 hours of this process also. I think once we get into a groove, we need to start leaving her in there to figure out she needs to lie down without our assistance... We’ll see how long it takes us to get there - !