Well, I admit I was pretty full of myself yesterday--getting Niko to take two naps in his crib. I was so proud of myself for recognizing the tired signs and getting him off to sleepyland. I was equally puffed up about getting him to sleep in his bassinet at 9:40 last night with no problem. He looked like a little angel in there sucking away on his little pacifier. Unfortunately at 10:15 all hell broke loose! I tried to get him back to sleep from 10:15 to 12:00 with no success. I didn't want to resort to the old "props" of having him fall asleep on my chest, or jostling him to sleep but finally at Midnight I gave him over to Jason ready for anything that worked.
Jas stayed up with him until about 1:30 and got him to finally go to sleep. I didn't talk to him about it yet today but I think he fed him and rocked him in the glider for most of that time. I was relieved to get some sleep. I was up early with Niko yesterday and didn't have a nap. I was ready to rest so it was great that Jason took Niko last night. I guess it just goes to show that Niko is still boss around here!
This morning Jason's alarm clock was going off every 10 minutes and he kept on hitting the snooze button. Niko started to cry because he was waking up and wanted to be fed. I started laughing when I saw Jason roll over and hit the snooze button when he heard Niko crying--the alarm wasn't going off--he was just trying to snooze Niko!
Niko is asleep in his swing right now. He only stays up for maybe 30 mins to an hour after getting up in the morning--then it's back to sleep for a couple of hours. I've got to get this "schedule" thing figured out before going back to work at the beginning of August. He needs to go to bed earlier and get up earlier. Of course he's only 6 weeks old so I'll cut him some slack for now!
I think we might try and get out of the house this afternoon. It's not exactly nice out but it hasn't rained in an hour or two so I'm holding out hope.
Mommy
3 comments:
Hang in there sister! You guys will get into your groove soon. And don't forget to nap when Niko naps!
I told you that you wouldn't get any sleep (or just very little). Kenley was 2 months old before she started sleeping all night. But let me tell you, the first night she slept all night long, I couldn't sleep from getting up constantly to check on her. It was a little disturbing to not here her wake up crying for her feedings. Just tough it out, that night will come and although it will, it will seem like forever before you catch up on your sleep!!
Thanks Lisa and Mary for your comments. It's nice to hear from other mothers who have made it through the rough patches!
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