Sleep patterns

Some things that new mothers are told seem crazy and wind up true. When I used to accuse Elizabeth of being on Beijing time zone, I was told that they eventually switch their days and nights around to reflect their parents'. And that it did.

The latest example of this: that babies self regulate their sleep cycles. With our attempts to start an earlier bedtime, I have to be honest and say that we didn't do anything differently except make sure we get a bigger overnight diaper and change her clothes while she's still awake. She has started shaving time off her old 10:30 bedtime to where we are now, with her fast asleep since 8:30 tonight. And she's done this all on her own.

Lesson: start believing in the nutty things other parents tell you.