Yes!! Aleyah slept in her own bed 'til 7:30 this morning!!! She did eventually make her way to our bed and slept for another hour. But I'll take that over waking up several times during the night. Things get better and better each day. This is the third day I've been able to sleep at least five hours straight. The past month has been brutal as far as sleep goes. Aleyah has been with us for a month and every night she would wake at least four times during the night until I brought her to our bed. We are coming up on five weeks and I was able to communicate to her that she needs to stay in her bed until the sun comes up and I say, "Good Morning!!" Can you believe that worked?!?! Why hadn't I thought of that five weeks ago?! Lol! I can't wait until the darker mornings.;)



I thought I would creep out of bed, do my morning business in the restroom and sneak down to have some coffee before she woke up again. I did manage to take two sips of my freshly ground Ethiopian coffee when I heard little footsteps coming down the stairs. Ugh! I need to get my butt out of bed earlier if I plan to enjoy that cup of coffee in peace. Speaking of butts...I need to get on that treadmill this morning too. I sat there, drinking my coffee, with Aleyah in my lap watching Baby Einstein for the hundredth time...okay, that was an exaggeration, but we are getting pretty darn close.



Before you know it, Alexa is wandering down the stairs and Steve is thudding around upstairs. Yes, I really do need to get up earlier if I plan to have some quiet time. But it is kinda tricky to do that when sleep is so enjoyable.:) No, really, I plan to get up at 7:00 tomorrow. I plan to drink my coffee, while reading my Bible. And I will get on that dusty treadmill. I just realized that I had a lot of "me" time before Aleyah came home. I also realize how all that "me" time made me lonely. This should be interesting.