Liebi Soraya,
Alles Gueti zum 5-monatige Geburi!
De Mai isch en wichtige Monet gsi fuer eus alli. Du hesch glernt ganz allei schlafe! Ganz e gueti Sach! Oh, suesse, langersehnte Schlaf; es isch so lang her sit ich dich gseh han!
Aber zerst moecht ich Dir verzelle wie Du, 2 Tag nach mim erste Muettertag, glernt hesch dich umchere! Es isch de 11.Mai gsi und Du hesch dich vom Rugge uf de Buch kehrt! Ich bin am schaffe gsi, de Papi het dich uf de Rugge an Bode abe uf dis "Meer" (dini blau decki mit Fischli druff und Mobile) gleit und isch id Chuchi go e Tasse Kaffi hole. Wo er zrugg cho isch, bisch du uf em Buch glege, din Chopf hoch i de Luft und hesch grinsed ueber all vier Bagge. Er het no nanig vill Kaffi gha drum het er den denkt: "Hmm, viellicht han ich Sie ja uf de Buch gleit gha." Er het dich den wieder zrugg uf de Rugge kehrt und isch wieder us de Stube. Wo er den ei Minute spoeter wieder chunnt, bisch du scho wieder uf em Buch und hesch de Uki agrinset - wobi er extrem unbeidruckt gsi isch mit dim neue Meilestei. Du hesch es gschafft! Natuerlich het de Papi mir grad is Casino agluetet und mir alles verzellt und Ich han ihm den gseit er soelli sofort d Video Kamera hole und alles filme. Aber das het den nued klappet. Ich verzell der jetzt mal oepis vo de Prinzessin und Kameras - d Prinzessin git kei Gratisvorstelligi uf Komando. De ganz Tag lang het de Papi versuecht Dir zuezluege wie du dich umchersch aber Du hesch es nur gmacht wenn niemert glueget het. Am naechste Tag wo ich den dihei gsi bin, han ich Dich endlich gseh! Ei, wie toll Du das gmacht hesch! Ich han scho Angst gha ich werdi alles verpasse will ich doch immer muss schaffe, aber schlussendlich bin Ich glich die erst gsi wo Zuege gsi isch, das du dich chasch truele; also ussert am Uki natuerlich;-)
So um de 19.Mai ume hesch den langsam afange degliche tue wellisch chrueche. Hesch chlini schwuemuebige gmacht i de Luft mit beidne Bei und Aerm und dini chline Fuessli ganz fescht hine usse ginget.
Und jetzt no die ganz gross Neuigkeit: am 18.Mai hemmer dis Schlaflerne agfange und Du hesch dini allerersti Nacht, or Ziit ueberhaupt, i dim ganz eigete Bettli, i dim ganz eigete Zimmer verbracht!! Was fuer es grosses Meitli Du bisch! Mir hend dis chline Bassinette Bettli zemepackt, hends de Wright's zrugg geh, und somit isch das Kapital beended gsi. S Lebe gaht wiiter. Ich han zuefaellig grad 5 Tag anenand frei gha und mir hend das usgnuetzt i dem mir denkt hend mir wagets grad die erst Nacht z bruche zum dich zuegle. Ich han die vorherige zwei Wuche dini Ufwachziite und Nacht Stillziite notiert, und das hemmer den brucht zum dich langsam vo de Milch i de Nacht abgwoehne und dir helfe die ganzi Nacht dureschlafe.
Die ersti Nacht hesch Du denkt das segi ja wohl die absolut duemsti Idee wo mir wohl je gha heged! Was zum Tuefel isch eus den da wohl bloeds in Sinn cho?! Du hesch protestiert, bruelet wie am Spiess und bisch ueberhaupt furchtbar ungluecklich gsi, dass mir Dich so allei glah hend. Aber nach nume 25min hesch den doch gmerkt, dass das alles ja vermuetlich doch nued so schlimm isch und hesch es mal probiert mit schlafe ;-) Ich bin i de Nacht den zwei mal inecho, genau nach eusem "Fahrplan", han dich gstillt und Du bisch grad sofort wieder igschlafe und hesch bis am Morge am 7.30 Uhr durepfused (Bettziit isch am Abig am 19.30 gsi!). Ich bin extrem gluecklich zum brichte, dass Du am naechste Morge wohl alles schlimi vo dem Plan vergesse gha hesch und hesch glaechlet und eus agstrahlet vor luuter Gluecklichkeit! Ueber die naechste paar Naecht hemmer den euses Programm duregfuehrt und es isch jedi Nacht besser gange bis Du den am Sunntig Abig (23.Mai); grad a dim 20 wuechige Geburi; die ersti Nacht durepfused hesch ohni oepis esse; vom is Bett gha bis am morge frueh wo's Ziit gsi isch zum ufstah!!! (Uebrigens, a dem Suntig Morge hesch du e furchtbar ufregendi Entdeckig gmacht: dini Fuess!! Da sinds ja! Zehe und alles hesch es du choene packe und ab is Muul demit! Oh, de Spass het erst grad agfange.)
Und vo det ah hesch du dur d Nacht duregschlafe! Maengmal wenns e chueli Summernacht isch, ghoer ich Dich bitz fegnaeste, den chummi go luege und stelle d Heizig i bi Dir ine, damit du schoen warm hesch und im Nu bisch Du wieder im Land derTraeume!
Mir sind so stolz uf Dich!!! Und vorallem bisch du so uebergluecklich jede Morge! Du liebsch din Schlaf und dis Ruebe und bisch e wahri Freud bim Ufwache!
Was fuer en wichtige Monet das gsi isch. Mir werded no maengs Hinderniss im Lebe ha zum ueberwinde, aber es gseht ganz denah us wie wenn mir en guete Start gmacht hend chlini Muus;-)
Alles Gueti zum Geburtstag min chline Sunneschii!
Mir hend dich ganz, ganz fescht gern!
S Mami und de Papi
Dis neue Spielzueg: S Buero!
Your new Toy: The Office!
Dear Soraya,
Happy 5-month birthday!
May was an important month for all of us. You learned how to sleep all by yourself! Very big deal! Oh, sweet, sweet sleep; it's been so long since I've seen you!
But first I'd like to tell you how 2 days after my very first Mother's day , you learned how to roll over! It was May 11th and you flipped from back to front! I had gone off to work, Daddy had put you down on your back, on the floor in your "ocean" (your blue jungle mat with all the fishies) to go get a cup of coffee in the kitchen. When he came back, you were laying your stomach, head held high and all smiles. He hadn't had much coffee yet so he thought: "Hmm, maybe I left her like this." So he rolled you back onto your back and left the room again. When he returned a minute later, you were on your tummy again, smiling at Uki - who was rather unimpressed with you new feat. You did it! Of course Daddy called me at work to tell me all about it and I told him to get the video camera out and film you. Well, that didn't work. Let me tell you something about the princess and cameras - the princess does NOT give free shows on command. All day long Daddy tried to watch you roll over but you would only do it when no one was watching. The next day when I was home, I saw you do it! What a good job you did! I was afraid I would miss everything having to work all the time, but as it turns out I was still the first who actually got to witness you rolling over; well, besides Uki ;-)
Right around May 19th you started to act like you wanted to crawl next. Making little swimming motions in the air with both arms and legs, kicking your little feet out back.
And here the big news: on May 18th we started your sleep training with you and you spent your very first night, or time in general, in your very own crib, in your very own room!! What a big girl you are! We packed up the bassinette, returned it to the Wrights and closed was that chapter. Moving on with life. I just happened to be off work for 5 days straight, which we used to our advantage and we decided to dare go ahead and do the big move on that first night. I had been recording your night time waking hours and feeding times for the previous couple of weeks, which we used to wean you from drinking milk during the night and to help you sleep all the way through. That first night you thought this was just about the dumbest idea we've ever had! What the hell were we thinking!?! You protested, cried and were rather unhappy with being left alone. But after only 25min. you had realized that it wasn't all that bad and decided to give this sleeping thing a try ;-) I came in during the night twice, at our scheduled feeding times, nursed you and you went right back to sleep all the way until about 7.30am (bed time had been around 7.30pm!). I am extremely happy to report, that the next morning you had forgotten about the bad part of this new plan and you were smiling and just glowing with happiness! For the next few nights we did our spiel and it worked better every night until Sunday night (May 23rd); right on your 20 week birthday; you went the first night without eating anything; from bed time all the way until morning wake up time!!! (By the way, that Sunday Morning you also made an immensely exciting discovery: your feet!! There they were! Toes and all and you could grab them and put them your mouth. Oh, the fun was just about to get started.)
And from there on out you have been sleeping through the night! Sometimes when it's a chilly summer night I can hear you stirring in there and I'll check on you, turn on your little heater and you keep snoring happily in dream land! We are so proud of you!!! Plus you have been extremely happy every single morning! You love getting your rest and are a true joy to wake up to!
What a big month it's been. We've got many more hurdles in life to overcome; but it looks like we're off to a great start little mouse ;-)
Happy Birthday little sunshine!
We love you!
Mommy and Daddy
