THANK YOU!!

I wanted to thank everyone who was kind enough to respond to my last blog post, either via the blog, email, or telephone. I was really worried about Abby (like I said last time, I'm Polish, and we're good at this whole worrying thing...), and it was a relief to have people tell me that their kids have done the same thing and that it's not necessarily something to be worried about.

Secondly, I want to apologize. I think my post might have been somewhat unclear, leading some of you kind, caring folks to worry more than you should have. When I mentioned the 'alarm' going off in the morning, I meant my alarm clock. Carey and I looked into getting one of those sensors that you either put under the crib or on the baby's head to monitor breathing, but we never ended up getting one. When I said I was worried about Abby's breathing, that was just me being an over-active worry-wart. Thank God, Abby has never given us any indication that she has trouble breathing while she sleeps. (If anything, she snores like her daddy, so it's sometimes very easy to hear that she's still breathing!)

Occasionally, friends will ask Carey and I for parenting advice. Carey's usual response to this is "Why are you asking us for advice? We've only been parents for, like, 20 minutes!" Well, as someone who stills feels like she doesn't know what she's doing most of the time, it was such a relief to hear that Abby is doing what most kids do and that we shouldn't worry to much. (Of course, I'm Polish, so I'm sure I'll find something else to worry about...)