It only took 4 nights, but it appears my 9month old’s internal clock is finally back to Eastern Standard Time.   He woke up at 6am this morning.  Yay!  Yes–that’s a big improvement from earlier in the week, when he was happily babbling “dada dada” at 5am. 

So I have another item to add to my list of things every new mother should know:  The joys of “falling back” and getting an extra hour of sleep when Daylight Saving Time comes to an end now represents having a few very early mornings and cranky evenings with your infant as you try to reset their internal clock. And if anyone could use an extra hour of sleep, it’s a mom!