Yesterday began our journey toward what I like to call the "Great Sleepathon". What is a sleepathon? Well, according to the Smotherman dictionary it is a lengthy, deep sleep enjoyed by both baby and parents! Like a marathon, you have to train to be successful at a sleepathon. So, we began training little Reagan for his participation in this esteemed event last night.
First, we introduced him to a routine. Bathe, dress for bed, eat, go to bed in the crib awake, and sleep all night! Reagan shook hands with the routine, but quickly chose a different one of bathe, dress for bed, eat, go to bed awake, cry a little, pretend to be asleep, cry a lot, scream a lot, sweat a lot, get 2 diaper changes, cry more, scream more, get picked up by mom, get stripped down to the diaper because he was sweating a lot, get another diaper change, hang out in the swing WIDE AWAKE, get into bassinet awake, cry, eat some more, go to bassinet asleep (and wake up for one more feeding 4 hours later).
So, our first attempt was not quite as successful as I had hoped. Tonight, we shall try again! I'm starting to track our activities, diapers, and feedings on babybix.com, hoping this will help me keep up with everything. I can even print charts to show the doctor at his next appointment! Now, that's my kind of organization. :)
Love it! I remember those days and I can't wait to get back to them again. Patience will get you far right now. Before you know it he will be sleeping through the night and you will wake up and run and check on him when you realize you never woke up last night. Praying for a good night for you tonight!
ReplyDeleteUgh! That is so frusterating. He'll get used to it eventually. Cash was up every hour last night! He's either teething, or a sleep-cryer. He does talk, scoot, roll and sit up in his sleep, so he may very well be a sleep whiner. :) Thats so cool that you can track Reagan's schedule on a website. I'll have to check that out. I doubt I'll ever be diligent enough to write everything down though. WELL, keep on doin' what your doin'. You're a great Mama!
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