A banner day!

We did it... We finally got up the nerve to have Rose try sleeping her crib at night. We figured we've been making good progress at having her nap on flat surfaces (i.e., not in our arms), so last night we took the plunge. She went to bed around 7:30pm, as usual, and basically* didn't wake up again until.... (are you ready for this?)....3:15am!!!! That's a new record. Wow. Then she fell back asleep again until about 6:30, her typical wake-up time.  I am so impressed with her! We have such a great sleeper!!! (Knock on wood that I didn't jinx anything by typing that!) Three cheers for Rose! Let's see how it goes tonight...


*I say "basically" because she usually fusses for about 30-60 minutes at bedtime, so Mike and I are used to intermittently reassuring her during that time.

In other news, Rose and I went to the Minneapolis Institute of Art today and she *loved* it! I kept showing high-contrast paintings and she would look for a minute and then get a *huge* grin. It was great!

Finally, Rose's other favorite thing is bath time! She just "graduated" to sitting in her tub without the infant sling - she's getting so grown up! I think we're going to have to start looking into swimming lessons soon. :)

She loves being splashed...

...even in ways that I would not tolerate!

We have such a wonderful daughter! :)