So quickly...

My goodness this trip is passing by so quickly! We have a week and a half left...that's it! Today was a whirlwind and I really hope that means Delanah sleeps tonight! Last night, oye, where do I even start?! Dave and I went to bed around 10:30pm, first mistake (we were both tired but got sucked in to CSI), as we were trying to be quiet, Delanah woke up. Ever notice that when you're trying to be quiet you make the most noise? Hmmmm...why is that? Maybe tonight I'll go in there trying to make as much noise as possible and maybe that will make things very quiet....ummm...I don't think I'm game to try it!
Anyhoos, once she was awake I fed her, she fell asleep, Dave tried to put her in the crib, all heck broke loose. I was just exhausted (the only one in the house who didn't get a nap in the day before) and was trying to get some zzz's in; no go. When Dave started getting frustrated with Delanah I knew it was time for us to leave. So a little after 1am there Dave and I are, sitting in the living room, cold as can be, trying to ignore the possessed child in the other room. I went into Brendan's room to escape the screaming for a bit. After a few minutes the crying got worse, I went into the lounge, Dave was gone. Okay, another confession, I was irritated that Dave chose to ignore what I said about leaving her and go in there. You see, he likes to hold her in a position that initially makes more crying, not less, and I didn't think that was a good idea. You see, apparently as her mom I know best and no one can do anything as good as me....hmmm..think maybe I need a reality check at times?
There Dave is, cradling a screaming Delanah when he told me that he went in to check on her and found her on her stomach with her arm twisted and caught in the metal slats of the crib! I took her and nursed her and we decided that as uncomfortable as it was for us, we weren't going to be putting her back in the crib again. The metal scared me to begin with, and this was enough of a nudge to decide against using the crib again. I think I got about 4 1/2 hours of sleep last night. Soft bed, soft pillow, crying baby...perfect recipe for no sleep for me! This afternoon we put a board under the mattress on my side, put a towel roll in the bottom of my pillow case (good neck support for those who don't want to buy the cervical support pillow) and we now have a pack and play that Delanah is sleeping in. Yay!
Today was quite busy as well, hopefully leading to an exhausted Delanah. We drove around town looking at all of Dave's old haunts, went into town to show off Delanah to Ros' coworkers, let Dave find something he wanted in the toy store, home again and then off for another drive to check out some more places further out of town and a chance to let me practice driving again. Oh it's just beautiful here! I took some great pics of Gallahs in the yard, saw some wild kangaroos on our drive, saw flocks of Cockatoos and heaps of other colorful parrots flying around. National Geographic right outside the door! Tonight was a lovely dinner and Delanah had so much fun with pear, chicken, broccoli, green beans and beef :)
We were cuddling with Delanah on the bed tonight and before we all knew it (herself included I think), she had rolled over and was practicing scooting along! Tomorrow morning I am heading into town to get my hair done (yay!) and Dave and Grandad are going to stay with Delanah. I requested some floor time as she has been getting so many cuddles lately that she's had no time to just play on the floor. I think we're approaching the start of crawling!!!