nocturnal baby
december 21st, 1999

Aisling rolls over quite a lot now, though she doesn't really seem to 
enjoy being on her stomach for some reason. she will sit up for a 
split-second, but then she'll slump or fall over to one side. she'll get 
the hang of it. :) and i really do believe she's actually cutting teeth 
now. her lower front gums are swollen and you can see the impression of 
teeth beneath the surface. i've started her on solids, kind of. around 
dinner time i'll sit her in her chair and she'll have a "solid" meal, of 
cereal, fruit, and juice usually. she really loves eating actual food, 
she'll grab the spoon and stick it in her mouth if i'm not getting there 
fast enough. :) during finals she became extremely nocturnal, but now 
she's on a "normal" schedule, which is confusing to me since i've never 
been on a "normal" schedule. she goes to sleep around eleven or twelve at 
night, now, and will sleep until seven in the morning. but that's just as 
well considering i have morning classes next semester and will have to get 
up early anyway. she's not *quite* sleeping through the night yet, but i'm 
sure she will as soon as she gets adjusted to this schedule. because when 
she was being nocturnal, she would sleep for long, seven-hour stretches in 
the middle of the day. :) she's also finally getting over her extremely 
fussy stage, i think, which she has been in for the past month. perhaps 
she was just tired of being couped up in the house, and is happy she can 
get out now that i have my car back. :) christmas is in a few days, and i 
am very excited. even though she has absolutely no concept of christmas at 
this age. ;)