The sleep routine

So even though Clara is still sick (a bit of cough and lots of phlegm) her sleeping patterns the past couple of weeks have improved! We get ready for bed around 7:30 PM (or earlier if she is acting tired or fussy) and the ritual (described in the 12 month post) lasts about a half hour, then I leave. She fusses for a few seconds (not even a minute) then goes back to playing by herself in the crib until she falls asleep. She is sleeping 12 hours at night and one nap during the day (2 to 3 hours long). She still has "baby nightmares" which technically are more like night terrors (she wakes up in the earlier part of the evening crying but isn't actually awake so if you try to pick her up and comfort her, she does wake up and then is mad!) She usually falls back asleep on her own (I listen from the baby monitor and only go upstairs if it lasts more than a couple of minutes).

It seems that the sleep habits are always changing slightly, I guess I just better enjoy this while it lasts!