Super happy LO 99% of the time....which is half the problem I think. I was just telling my DH this morning, that in some ways, I wished she was a grumpier baby. That way I could tell when she was tired or whatnot. I actually think that when she is extremely OT, she becomes more excitable, which is easily mistaken for super happy. It's all so confusing, isn't it? LO had a particularly awful night of only 9.5hrs, and was up almost every hour in tears....which is abnormal for her. Normally when we get NWs, they are few, but prolonged. She was up for the day at 5am, and would not resettle. I was so frustrated and didn't have it in me to fight the battle iykwim, so we just got up. I kept her up for 3hrs30minutes, and she didn't wake at the 30 minute mark, so I'm thinking that she could probably do more after a good night's sleep? Do you recall what your A times and schedule were like at roughly 8.5 months? I guess I'm just looking for reassurance that I'm not totally messing this up.