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The new sleeping plan is going pretty well. Julia is learning to fall asleep in the crib. Sometimes it takes a while, but it will be worth it in the long run (I say that not having been the one putting her to bed these past few days - it’s been all Melissa and her mom). Tuesday morning was pretty bad though. She woke up at 4:30 and didn’t go back to sleep until 5:45.

Julia turns 3/4 on Friday. She has a doctor’s appointment that morning too.

Another long time between posts. Hopefully, the cuteness of the new photos will make up for it.

Julia is starting to crawl a bit. She put on the best crawling performance of her young life this past Sunday at Grandma and Granddad’s house, venturing 5 or 6 feet in one direction and then turning around to return to her point of origin.

She is also able to “cruise” a bit by holding on to a table (or the plastic bin seen at right) while standing and shuffling a step or two to the side. She can stand with one hand holding the table and the other reaching towards the light or some imaginary object in the air.

She has two full teeth at the bottom of her mouth and might have another tooth coming in soon. She is making more sounds and actually says “mama” although we don’t think she knows what that means yet, so I don’t think we’re counting it as her first word. We have a couple of great videos of this, and I will try to put one up on the site in the next few days.

She is able to wave when she feels like it which is very cute. As she becomes more coordinated and is able to do more things with her arms and legs, she looks more and more like a little girl.

Today we started a new plan of action with regards to getting her to sleep by herself. No more rocking her to sleep. The plan is to let her fall asleep in the crib by herself, with Mommy (or Daddy or Abuela) next to the crib. No Ferber method (where you leave the room and let them cry for a few minutes). The first time the new method was tried, it took one hour. The second time (at night), it took 30 minutes.

The new job is great. It’s pretty much a dream job. I have put together a page here with links to my writing. I will keep it updated.

Check out the new photos here. There are additional shots from our August trip to North Carolina. Another update is coming soon.