39…

… is the number of times baby stood up in her crib and I laid her down before she fell asleep. Thirty-flippin’-nine. This sleep-schooling thing isn’t growing on me yet but I’m hanging in there for my little girl’s sake! While baby was whining and getting up in stead of falling asleep, around the twentieth time I caught myself thinking maybe I’m not cut out for parenting. She’s asleep now, though, and she fell asleep on her own, without any assistance from her mommy dearest. And there’s cake! So maybe I’ll survive the stress after all…