First Night Out - Mk. 2
Another first night out tonight.... this time for Emily.
Yes, for the first time since she was born, Emily is sleeping in her own room, on her own. All by herself. Without us.
As you might be able to tell, I'm not taking this very well. And she's only been in bed for 3 hours. Max seems better about it than I am. We'll see how well we sleep tonight (although I've just moved my brother's entire house contents in a van over the weekend so I think I'll sleep OK).
But alas, it's the price of process. Keeping her in our room until she's 18 could get a bit crowded, not to mention embarrassing.
This having a baby lark - everything all moves so quickly!
I thought I was ok about it, until I found myself in her room at 1.30am watching her sleep for 20 minutes...
It's tough, but you have to remember that it's a good parent's job to make themselves redundant - eventually she has to be able to manage without you, and these are the first steps along the way....
They suddenly look so tiny in their own room, don't they?