Evan had a good nap in the morning and went down about 40 minutes after putting him down. The afternoon is another story. He didn't sleep within the hour he was in his crib, and didn't get an afternoon nap. Let's just say it made for a fussy afternoon.
The evening was tough. It took him a while to settle because he was overtired. We tried to get him down a little earlier, but it took him almost am hour to fall asleep. He slept from 6:20-3:15, was up for an hour rolling around in his crib, and the slept until 6:05.
Day 4's morning nap was great..almost an hour and a half. The afternoon nap seems to still be a struggle. I left him in his crib for almost 30 minutes longer than I was supposed to. I don't want him to get into the habit of falling asleep in Tue car if he doesn't nap in his bed, but I know what it's like if he doesnt sleep...and he NEEDS his nap. So I chose to let him stay in bed longer. He wasn't happy though. Not one bit, and he let me know it.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Monday, July 5, 2010
shout out
I'd like to give a quick shout out to my friends, Sarah and Ashley.
Sarah, thanks for lending me your books on the Sleep Lady. It's always nice to talk to another mom who knows what it's like for her son to be addicted to the boob.
Ashley, thank you for sharing your sleep hints and tips as well.
Sarah, thanks for lending me your books on the Sleep Lady. It's always nice to talk to another mom who knows what it's like for her son to be addicted to the boob.
Ashley, thank you for sharing your sleep hints and tips as well.
TSLS: Night 3
I know it's still early, but...
Evan had his first night of STRAIGHT SLEEP! Yes, he stirred a bit and fussed a few times, but nothing that really woke him. He fell asleep after about 20 minutes (7:23 to be exact) and woke up at 5:40. Still early, but hey, it's not 5:20!
Naps are still challenging and from what I hear, they are going to be. I've started closing his shutters and pulling down the room darkening shades (like we do at night). We've put in our air filtration machine that makes noise to help drown out sounds.
In fact, the landscapers are outside trimming our gigantic palm trees. The prawns are falling to the ground with loud thumps and they are using an electric saw. Evan...well, he's asleep and unaware to what's going on.
Making progress! I'm moving halfway to the door tonight.
Evan had his first night of STRAIGHT SLEEP! Yes, he stirred a bit and fussed a few times, but nothing that really woke him. He fell asleep after about 20 minutes (7:23 to be exact) and woke up at 5:40. Still early, but hey, it's not 5:20!
Naps are still challenging and from what I hear, they are going to be. I've started closing his shutters and pulling down the room darkening shades (like we do at night). We've put in our air filtration machine that makes noise to help drown out sounds.
In fact, the landscapers are outside trimming our gigantic palm trees. The prawns are falling to the ground with loud thumps and they are using an electric saw. Evan...well, he's asleep and unaware to what's going on.
Making progress! I'm moving halfway to the door tonight.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
The Sleep Lady Shuffle: Night 2, Part 2 and Day 2
Well, HALLELUJAH! My little boy slept from 7:26pm until 2:08am! Now that is a record that we haven't seen since December. He did wake around 9:30, but fell asleep after about a minute.
His two am wake up lasted an hour and a half and the boy was not happy. He fell asleep whimpering. Poor thing. Of course, I was crying too. He then woke again at 5:21 and would not go back to sleep. I waited until a little after 6, walked out of the room (to which he started wailing) and then came in and did the dramatic wake up.
I put Evan down for his first nap at 8:20. After some fussing and whining, he fell asleep at 9:06 and slept for just over an hour. He definitely does not enjoy going down for naps. He had a hard time even when I would nurse him to sleep.
Well, the second nap wasn't so successful. After putting him down at 1:06, he fussed, cried, and played for an hour. Towards the end of the hour it seemed as though he was settling and going to fall asleep, but no. Luckily he was able to take a short nap in the way to his Grandma's house in north Phoenix.
I'm praying that I'm not making this a habit for him.
On to night three...the last night next to the crib.
His two am wake up lasted an hour and a half and the boy was not happy. He fell asleep whimpering. Poor thing. Of course, I was crying too. He then woke again at 5:21 and would not go back to sleep. I waited until a little after 6, walked out of the room (to which he started wailing) and then came in and did the dramatic wake up.
I put Evan down for his first nap at 8:20. After some fussing and whining, he fell asleep at 9:06 and slept for just over an hour. He definitely does not enjoy going down for naps. He had a hard time even when I would nurse him to sleep.
Well, the second nap wasn't so successful. After putting him down at 1:06, he fussed, cried, and played for an hour. Towards the end of the hour it seemed as though he was settling and going to fall asleep, but no. Luckily he was able to take a short nap in the way to his Grandma's house in north Phoenix.
I'm praying that I'm not making this a habit for him.
On to night three...the last night next to the crib.
Saturday, July 3, 2010
The Sleep Lady Shuffle: Night 2, Part 1
Well, Evan was in his crib by 6:47 (we were running a little late) and fell asleep by 7:29. There was little crying, more of a fussy cry as though he kept saying "C'Mon! Not again! Just pick me up already!"
The second he was placed in his crib, he started crying and I did too. I thought we were going to be in for a long night of that. But he stopped soon after and decided to start playing. He laid down quite quickly, but was up again. This happened over and over again. You could see him getting close and trying hard to fall asleep, but would wake again and get up.
On a personal note, not nursing or pumping for 12 hours....BAD IDEA. I was so engorged that I now have a plugged duct in my right side. Way to go, Me.
The second he was placed in his crib, he started crying and I did too. I thought we were going to be in for a long night of that. But he stopped soon after and decided to start playing. He laid down quite quickly, but was up again. This happened over and over again. You could see him getting close and trying hard to fall asleep, but would wake again and get up.
On a personal note, not nursing or pumping for 12 hours....BAD IDEA. I was so engorged that I now have a plugged duct in my right side. Way to go, Me.
The Sleep Lady Shuffle: Night 1, Part 2 and Day 1
Well, the rest of the night went better and then became MUCH WORSE.
after falling asleep, Evan didn't wake again until 10:59 then settled himself back down by 11:30. He woke again around 1:10. This wake up was TORTURE. Around this tile of night is when he's been waking for hours at a te and I nurse him to see if it helps. almost two and a half hours later of crying (from Evan and myself), he went back to sleep. His final wake up was at 5:20. At around 6:15 am, I walked out of his room, came right back in with a cheery morning smile, a "Good morning!", gave him a big hug and a kiss, opened up the windows to let the morning light in, and let him nurse away! It took him a bit, but after some kisses while nursing, he finally smiled at me.
The first nap of the day wasn't too bad. He fell asleep after 30 minutes. He was sleeping peacefully, until our wonderful and totally well behaved dog (yeah, right) decided to start barking and whimpering when Paul left the house. Awesome. Evan woke up crying and screaming. It took him another 20 minutes to fall back asleep and I'm just glad that he did.
The second nap of the day wasn't so great. Evan decided to do a lot of fussing and playing. After an hour, I took him out and Paul and I went for a ride in the car. Evan slept for an hour and fifteen minutes. Not bad.
Here's hoping night two is a little better.
after falling asleep, Evan didn't wake again until 10:59 then settled himself back down by 11:30. He woke again around 1:10. This wake up was TORTURE. Around this tile of night is when he's been waking for hours at a te and I nurse him to see if it helps. almost two and a half hours later of crying (from Evan and myself), he went back to sleep. His final wake up was at 5:20. At around 6:15 am, I walked out of his room, came right back in with a cheery morning smile, a "Good morning!", gave him a big hug and a kiss, opened up the windows to let the morning light in, and let him nurse away! It took him a bit, but after some kisses while nursing, he finally smiled at me.
The first nap of the day wasn't too bad. He fell asleep after 30 minutes. He was sleeping peacefully, until our wonderful and totally well behaved dog (yeah, right) decided to start barking and whimpering when Paul left the house. Awesome. Evan woke up crying and screaming. It took him another 20 minutes to fall back asleep and I'm just glad that he did.
The second nap of the day wasn't so great. Evan decided to do a lot of fussing and playing. After an hour, I took him out and Paul and I went for a ride in the car. Evan slept for an hour and fifteen minutes. Not bad.
Here's hoping night two is a little better.
Friday, July 2, 2010
The Sleep Lady Shuffle: Night 1,Part 1
Here I am, on the floor if Evan's room at 8:17pm ready to camp out for the night. In an attempt to get some sleep for my darling baby bug and his parents, we started the The Sleep Lady Shuffle.
"What is it?" you ask. Basically, you put baby to bed drowsy but awake. Then, you sit by their bed so they know you're there. No pickups, but intermittent soothing is ok. After every three nights, you move further away. Same thing goes for naps.
So far, Evan did really well. As did I. Very little crying came from Evan. It was almost more of a fussy very every now and again. He would play with his crib toy, roll around, walk around his crib, and even tried to engage me in a game as he threw his socks over the crib at me. No success there. I didn't cry at all...yipee!
Evan was place in his crib at 6:33 and fell asleep at 7:41. There was a minor incident in which I had to take him out of the crib. He pooped. (He never poops before bed or during the night!) That was really the only time he cried because of the fact that I had to put him back into his crib.
What I'm most anxious about are the early morning wake ups where I used to feed him. USED to feed him. Yes, I'm trying to night wean him to. But if I cave, I'll make sure to put him down before he falls asleep.
I'll be sure to post how night 1 turns out, as well as day 1 naps.
Good night!
"What is it?" you ask. Basically, you put baby to bed drowsy but awake. Then, you sit by their bed so they know you're there. No pickups, but intermittent soothing is ok. After every three nights, you move further away. Same thing goes for naps.
So far, Evan did really well. As did I. Very little crying came from Evan. It was almost more of a fussy very every now and again. He would play with his crib toy, roll around, walk around his crib, and even tried to engage me in a game as he threw his socks over the crib at me. No success there. I didn't cry at all...yipee!
Evan was place in his crib at 6:33 and fell asleep at 7:41. There was a minor incident in which I had to take him out of the crib. He pooped. (He never poops before bed or during the night!) That was really the only time he cried because of the fact that I had to put him back into his crib.
What I'm most anxious about are the early morning wake ups where I used to feed him. USED to feed him. Yes, I'm trying to night wean him to. But if I cave, I'll make sure to put him down before he falls asleep.
I'll be sure to post how night 1 turns out, as well as day 1 naps.
Good night!
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