First sleep through the night

It's the moments of new steps that seem to stand out the most as these little tiny being grow. Those first smiles, first tooth, first foods..... last night Emily had another first, her first time sleeping through the night. The entire night.

Emily fell asleep as normal, and I placed her in her papasan bouncer - her first falling asleep place before she's brought in to bed with me. I ended up quite late talking her her dad online about dreams, the roll a fathers love can play for a child, benefits of nursing, tredmills, and other subjects. I enjoy our talks, their always educational. I finally climbed in to bed at 4am, Emily hadn't woken up yet. I thought for sure that she would soon, but when I woke for good at 7:30am, she was still sleeping. I had enough time to stretch and pump before she finally woke up.

Her first time.

I give credit to this lovely thumb of hers that she finally found. So far she uses it wonderfully - usually to sooth herself back to sleep when she's half awake. That must have been what she did last night.

I watch her in wonder. Something that seems so little to some, but so preciously big to me. I am proud, so very proud.