Lights Out
If you don't have kids of your own, you probably can't understand how ecstatic I am about the following: I just put Noah in his crib for the night, and he went down without a peep!
He was in our bed for probably the first 9 months or so. For the last few months we've had him in a portable crib in the corner of our bedroom. The beginning of putting him down was pretty awful; lots of crying for maybe 15-20 minutes. That diminished to just a few minutes as of late. But tonight, we read stories, then it was into bed. He lay there while I sang him a song, then I left. Not a word.
Yay! I remember fondly how great I felt when Ian slept for the first time without making a fuss when I left. It's a good, good feeling.
What's more, he's sleeping through the night maybe 75% of the time. Until recently, if he woke up in the middle of the night he usually ended up back in our bed. We realized, though, that he didn't need midnight feedings like he used to, so as long as he's not poopy, we're leaving him where he is if he wakes up. And wouldn't you know it, he tends to go back to sleep in just a couple minutes. Then there are those fantastic times he sleeps the whole night, and it's Ian that rouses us.
I can't wait until they get old enough to be lazy and I have to beat them out of bed. Some day they'll be old like me and will realize just how great sleep is.
He was in our bed for probably the first 9 months or so. For the last few months we've had him in a portable crib in the corner of our bedroom. The beginning of putting him down was pretty awful; lots of crying for maybe 15-20 minutes. That diminished to just a few minutes as of late. But tonight, we read stories, then it was into bed. He lay there while I sang him a song, then I left. Not a word.
Yay! I remember fondly how great I felt when Ian slept for the first time without making a fuss when I left. It's a good, good feeling.
What's more, he's sleeping through the night maybe 75% of the time. Until recently, if he woke up in the middle of the night he usually ended up back in our bed. We realized, though, that he didn't need midnight feedings like he used to, so as long as he's not poopy, we're leaving him where he is if he wakes up. And wouldn't you know it, he tends to go back to sleep in just a couple minutes. Then there are those fantastic times he sleeps the whole night, and it's Ian that rouses us.
I can't wait until they get old enough to be lazy and I have to beat them out of bed. Some day they'll be old like me and will realize just how great sleep is.
posted by Gabe at
7:50 PM
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