Day 182: Jet Lag? Growth Spurt? Wonder Week?

We were pretty confident that Michal had adjusted back to East Coast time - she seemed to easily revert back to her normal nap, sleep, and waking schedule.  But maybe she is suffering from jet lag?  Or maybe it's a growth spurt?  Or perhaps it is just a wonder week?

We aren't sure what the problem is, but every night this week, our angelic, sleep-talented baby has woken up screaming and crying at some point - usually at least two or three hours into her sleep.  If we go in to try and rock her back to sleep, then replace her in her crib - screaming and crying recommence.  The past two nights, an additional bottle helped her back to sleep, which fueled our suspecting a growth spurt.  A growing girl has to eat, after all.  Tonight did not work quite as easily.

Josh - feeding and rocking her back to sleep. 

I thought it could be a wonder week - a fussy period during which a baby experiences great and drastic changes in his/her mental development.  While a baby is hungry and tends to sleep more frequently during a growth spurt, wonder weeks are fussy growing times.  Considering Michal has been sleeping her normal amount (more or less, given the evening wakings), I'm not so sure it's this.

So who knows - she eventually went back to sleep after much fussy ado.  We will just continue to keep her as close to her normal schedule and ride it out.

Here is what occurred before the meltdowns:

Digging through toys, searching for the perfect one - today it was a block. 

Smiles :) 

Eyeing her dinner of spaghetti and meatballs - the kid loves meatballs.  

She also rather enjoyed some bits of challah.

And following the meal - a MUCH needed bath.  With scrubbing.  And lots of soap.