My son is now seven months old and in the last few months he's decided that he doesn't want to be a pretty fantastic sleeper anymore. This has come to show some serious threat of instability to my sleep, patience, and all around sunny disposition. As part of my New Year Resolution I checked out a book on child sleep behaviors and set to work at the task of correcting this less than favorable 'phase'. What I've discovered is that I have somehow fallen into bad habit of feeding my son whenever he cries at night (seemed easier at the time- oh how quickly addictions are formed...) and so we've been keeping to a tighter feeding schedule. Last night was amazing! Went to bed at 7, ate at 8, up again for feeding at midnight, one more feeding at 530, and then up for the morning at 8! It's been forever since I've had a solid 3 hours of straight sleep so 5 hours was heaven!!! Today was a fantastic day! I felt wonderful and my son was in such great spirits I don't think he cried ONCE today!
I created today's image in respect for the amazing day he and I shared and also for the the morning naps we usually take together! He's such a cuddler that I can't help but nap with him in the mornings with the blanket I've had since I was a kid! This morning our heater decided to short out so our cuddle blanket was even more appreciated and I couldn't help but snap this pic of my son sleeping on the sofa underneath it.
Being a mother is turning out to be even more amazing than I could ever have imagined!
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