Sleep news

Since the clocks went back (forward?, I can't remember) in October, Abbie's been taking 2 hours or more long naps in the afternoon, extending way beyond her previous 1 hourish nap times. I thought that the darker, colder days, and perhaps an intense period of development, meant that she needed the sleep to lay down whatever new things she's learning, so didn't interfere. Not to mention that getting that much time to myself in the day was pretty amazing (especially given I was in first trimester big fatigue state at the time). Unfortunately, this had a knock on effect of her playing up at bed time, alot of the excuses were to do with nappies, needing a drink, anything really to get some attention away from the fact that she should be in bed! Our evenings went from dinner, bath, bed by 6.30pm and evenings to ourselves, to dinner, bath, and bed, but no actual sleeping until anytime between 7 and 10pm (with lots of trips up and down the stairs in the meantime, eating separate evening meals, just like old times). After a few months of this and lots of trial and error, we have finally worked out and fixed things. RELIEF. Thought this may be useful.

They do what you do

Spending time together as a family has been great this Christmas - I'm noticing how much it means to my husband especially. The general theme tends to be just how fantastic Abigail is - what a great lil girl she is growing into. Alot of the time, his amazement at her is also attributed to what I've been doing, but really I can't say I'm doing anything as she's is mostly just imitating us, what she wants to be is like us. As long as we are who we want her to learn to be, the rest just happens. And it is great to see.

Science and Myths: How hard it is to stay informed, stay balanced

Various things have delayed my blogging lately, even though I've had lots to think about and want to write down so I'm having a catch up at last. First thing to mention is the ever noticeable puzzling presentation of science in the media and how vulnerable we are to misinterpretation, thanks to the previous misinterpretation of those who present news summaries (which may have been previously misinterpreted by someone before them). Confused? well... no surprise. Keywords I've scribbled to put this blog together include "homebirth study, creationism, engineering C4 and daytime TV" These all tell a similar tale.