Falling Into Routine

The air is crisp and cool now, even though September is usually the hottest month of the year here. It still gets hot during midday, but mornings and evenings are wonderfully cool. We had a crazy thunderstorm the other night with lots of lightning, and the first rain of the season. I love the way it makes everything smell. I bought my favorite pumpkin spice muffin mix to make for the next mother's group. Eva is getting back into a routine, though it fluctuates based on whether her teeth are bothering her. She takes several short naps throughout the day, usually around 9am, noon, 3, and 6pm. I give her a bath around 7, and hope to get her to sleep by 9pm. I try to keep Eva's routine predictable, but I'm still pretty flexible. Sometimes she needs more sleep, sometimes less, and I don't see the need to put her down when she's not tired just because it's 3 o'clock. So long as she sleeps mostly through the night and has enough rest, I'm OK. She was up late a couple nights ago because we took her to her first Padres game at Petco Park. The cheering and noise scared her at first, but she calmed down and seemed to enjoy watching all the lights and people. She was tired and fussy the next day, so I think we’re past the take-her-anywhere-she’ll-be-asleep-anyway phase.