Holy shit! We had a Night Without Rage! We had a beautiful baby who slept a good stretch, woke peacefully, got clean pants, ate until she passed out, then went back to sleep just like during the day.

What we did differently? When she did the wake and fake around 11, we ignored it, let her sleep until she was done. Then when she ate herself into a coma, I let her sleep on me (where it's all warm) until she was really out, and only then did she go to the bassinet. Once there, we left the light and tv on for a while, since I wondered if the sudden darkness and quiet of our room was kinda freaking her out.

It all added up to a blissful rage-free evening. Thank you, Miss Val, for that great gift.

She did wake up around 8, ready to be bright-eyed and make gang signs with her uncoordinated arms. She did that for about an hour and eventually went to sleep without a whole lot of rage, just took her time about getting there. Fine by me, kid.

God, I love her so.