Ponderings of a Scientist

Whoops I forgot to watch!  Really I did plan to watch, so that, at the very least, I could have something to make fun of today, but instead Zipy and I attempted to have some adult time.  We were foiled by the Kiddo, however, who has this new sleeping pattern which includes a period of time from about 8:30-12pm in which she wants to eat constantly, then has terrible gas pains, which make her want to suckle more to sooth herself (on our pinky - she hasn’t figured out how to keep the pacifier in her mouth yet), which makes her hungry (and around and around we go).  So Zipy and I attempted to play scrabble and enjoy a few glasses of wine while caring for the baby and quickly using up half of my frozen milk supply.  The good news is once we get past midnight, she is sleeping well (4-5 hours) then a 30 minute feeding, then another 2-3 hours.  This works out well for Zipy, as she wakes up around 6:30-7, just when he needs to get up for work.  For me, I’m not so lucky; if you count the time awake in the middle of the night for feeding, I’m still only getting about 5 hours of sleep!  Luckily, most days she goes back to sleep around 7:30 or 8 and I can get in another 1 to 1 1/2 hours of sleep.  The most annoying thing with the morning nap, however, is that I don’t get to start my day until 9:30, which quickly turns into 10:30, once I feed Addie and get her ready for the day.  I would much prefer to sleep from 10pm-5am, but what can you do!  Apparently she is not a morning person, but rather a night owl.

Did anyone catch the debate?  What did you think?