And we have... SUCCESS! :)
Well, Reagan has really caught on to this whole sleeping in his crib thing really fast! I had read an article on Parents.com about how to get your baby sleeping in his crib in a week, and we've been able to do it fairly successfully in less than a week! Either he's a really good baby, or we're just that good!
Night #4 (Friday): Reagan cried for about 1/2 an hour, I went in, changed his diaper, fed him. (He hasn't been eating well lately because he's been having tummy aches and gets upset while he's eating, so he'll graze sometimes throughout the day. I've been giving him gripe water, but it doesn't erase the tummy aches all together... just eases it for a while after taking the medicine.) After I put him down, he whimpered for about 3 minutes, then he was out! 4 hours of sleep, a feeding, and another 4 hours of sleep! This kid's a champ!
Night #5 (Saturday): Reagan was so tired after we'd been with friends playing cards for the evening. No crying, whatsoever. A few little whimpers, and he was out! Just like the previous nights, he slept 4 hours before getting hungry again each time and was easy to put down when he woke in the middle of the night.
Rubix is grateful to have us back to herself in the bedroom. She'd been a little mopey the last few weeks once she got used to Reagan being in here with us. I think she's pretty happy he's got his own bed now and his crying over the monitor piques her interest a little.
Oh, and one interesting tid-bit. Reagan's starting to develop a slight quirk in his bedtime routine. He has a little odd obsession with his striped crib bumper. As soon as he's put down in the crib, his left arm stretches out, and he begins poking and staring at it. Odd? Yes. Unexpected? Have you met his father? :) I love my family!
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