Our Baby Sleeping Through The Night

When it comes to sleeping through the nigh, our baby has finally turned the corner. I am happy to report we have made a lot of progress! Moving the Bean's bedtime up has helped me get him to sleep more easily. We start his bedtime routine around 6:45 - 7 pm. He has a bath, we brush teeth, say our prayers and read two books in the rocking chair. He still nurses before going to sleep, but he is usually still awake when I put him down in the crib. He often cries for a couple minutes and I have to coax him into laying down. He then lays down and insists that I put my hand in the crook of his neck until he falls asleep. He is usually asleep by 8pm.

Once we got through a couple rough weeks of night weaning and moving him from our bed to his crib (which is next to our bed), he went from sleeping for 1 1/2 - 2 hour periods to sleeping from 8 pm - 12 am, then waking up at 3 am and up at 5 am. Gradually he started sleeping for longer periods. He started sleeping from about 8 pm - 3 am then up at 5 am. The last week we have had a couple nights where he has slept from 8 pm until 4 or 5 am. At 5 am the Bean is standing in his crib saying "up, up, up." He is ready to nurse and snuggle with mama. Occasionally he will fall back to sleep, but usually at 5:30 or  6 we are out of bed and starting the day. Yes, 5 am is early, but compared to where we started, I am not complaining too loudly about a 5 am wake up call. Now, if only I could start sleeping! I have been sleep deprived for so long, I don't think my body knows how to sleep anymore. Thankfully Amel usually gets up with the Bean at 5:30 or 6 and lets me sleep another hour or so. Bean and I are heading to Ohio in a couple days. I think we might move him into his own room when we come back. Another adventure!