Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Sleeping

Lukas started sleeping in his crib about 3 weeks ago. I had a hard time not having him right next to me, but thought he would sleep better in his own bed. I was still sleeping in the extra bed in his room, so every 2 hours when he would cry, Mommy would come to the rescue. It seemed like he would wake every 2 hours for the rest of his life...and I was getting tired of the lack of sleep myself. I decided that no matter what happened, I would get him to sleep at least 4 hours at a time at night before I would feed him...and I would sleep on the couch so I was a little further away from the cries so I could stick to my 4 hour decision. Surprise, Surprise! Lukas was waking, apparently, because his Mommy was waking him. Starting the first night I was out of the room, he sleeps 6-11 hours in a row every night! Mommy, however, does not sleep so well all the way down the hall in the master bedroom. Who would have thought that I would be the one having trouble sleeping through the night?! He's only about 6 months, and already I miss having a cuddly baby. He doesn't take naps on me anymore and he sleeps in his own room....it's all happening so fast! I can already see why people say they want another baby cause he's growing up way too fast.

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  1. Isn't it funny when we realize that (sometimes) it is US getting their way! I empathize with the twinges of sentimentality that you're expressing. Everything changes so quickly and it's a constant lesson in learning to let go (when to let go, how to let go, how much to let go). Hang in there. XO Jiffy

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