Yesterday was a bit traumatic for me. Samantha suddenly got very good at pulling herself up, and Matt and I had to forgo Sam's morning nap so we could lower her crib enough. We didn't want her throwing herself over the side. She seems very happy with the new level in her crib.

I have been going crazy with her not sleeping at night, so I decided to try something new last night and let her cry for 10 minutes to start with and then go in and comfort her. I went through the routine, soft lights, music, "Goodnight Moon." The only thing different was that I put her down when she was completely awake. She cried for 5 minutes, went to sleep and didn't make a peep until 6 am this morning. Wow! I think she was just ready to do it and tired last night, but I was very pleased anyway. This morning she is babbling ba, da sounds, smiling to herself and is generally an extremely happy baby with a fascination for my toes and the computer cords.