Category: sleep

we’ve been sleeping

…among other things which have apparently kept us from blogging. I didn’t want to jinx it by talking about it — due to the curse of the web that takes away that which one joyfully boasts about on one’s blog…

a historic day (night?)

Last night, he slept 11 hours straight. No waking. Not a peep. I’m in shock. 6:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. I was grinning like an idiot during his entire morning feeding. Scott passed the doorway of the nursery, saw my…

i’m sorry, it varied

I know I said I wouldn’t. But if I don’t talk about it, I don’t have anything to talk about. And anyway, the rule I set up was that unless his, you know, VARIED, from the previous two posts, I…

sleep, coda

It’s not over until the skinny baby sleeps. I thought I could get away with a nice sum-up and move on. But then, something happened that was different and I just had to write about sleep one more time, ONE…

sleep, the conclusion?

I haven’t used up my year of discussing sleep, but I think we’ve hit enough of a pattern over the last few days that I can sum up. As many moms have reported — thank you for all of your…

ugh.

So, tell me when this gets better. In my apparent ongoing efforts to live-blog sleep training, an update. Not only is this difficult, it’s embarrassing. Embarrassing to admit that I let my baby cry, because part of me thinks that…

wow.

Last night, he slept for eight hours. In a row. Nursed, went back to sleep for another three hours. Amazing. His morning naps are clocking in at closer to two hours lately. Our evenings seem so much calmer and more…

huh.

Last night took another half hour of crying/checking before he conked out. Tonight, after bath, massage, and books, he fell asleep while nursing. And that was it. “The only constant is change.” Who said that? It was the essay topic…