The Great Sleepathon, Night #3

Well, we went through our bedtime routine last night, and after about 20 minutes of crying, and a diaper change, Reagan got quiet. I cheered, and told Richard our time was going down, so that was a good thing. I didn't think it could be this easy... and it wasn't. Reagan was lulling us into thinking he was done so we'd be calm for what was to come next. 20 more minutes of straight crying! Thinking something might be wrong, I went to check on him. He got silent when I picked him up. (So neat that I can have this effect on him!) He was dripping in sweat, but that was because of the crying, kicking, and screaming. I held him so he could cool off and calm down in the fan. Then, while I was holding him, he started acting hungry (which was weird, since I'd fed him only 2.5 hours before (and he doesn't usually get hungry for about 3.5-4 hours). I felt like a bad mommy for letting him cry all that time!

After he ate, he went down for another hour of crying (with me checking on him periodically, to make sure he was truly okay). I nearly caved in because I felt so bad that he was crying. However, I knew that he was well fed, had a clean diaper, and would calm down as soon as he saw me. This meant he was testing me! I almost got him and put him in the swing in our room, but right when I was about to, he calmed down and fell asleep (whether from pure exhaustion or the realization that he was not going to get out of that crib, I'm not sure).

He slept for 4 hours straight, ate, was changed, and was back in the crib and asleep within 5 minutes for another 4 hours! When he woke up this morning, he got another diaper change, ate, and has been sleeping for about 2.5 hours so far! HOORAY! We will accomplish this with less crying tonight, I'm SURE! :) (Well, at least, I hope for Reagan's poor little lungs, we do!)