knit one-piece from egg by susan lazar (size 3-6 months)so we gave up. we laid two twin-size foam mattresses on the floor of the small bedroom. i nurse him down every time he wakes up, but only after first trying to pat him back to sleep. it works 1 out of 10 times.
a typical day/night looks like this.
6 am-wake up, play with matthew, take a bath
8 am-nap with me in bed
9.30-10 am-wake up
noon-nap no. 2, alone
1 pm-wake up, go to the park or grocery store
3 pm-nap no. 3, alone
3.30-4 pm-wake up
5 pm-dinner
5.30 pm-bathtime
6 pm-bedtime with nursing
6.30-nursing 2-3 min.
7.30-pat-down to sleep
8.30-nursing 2-3 min.
11 pm-nursing, matthew and i join leon in bed
12.30 am-diaper change, nursing
3 am-nursing
5 am-nursing
6 am-motoring around the room, ready for fun
it isn't ideal, but it isn't terrible. sometimes he wakes up only 5 times, but that's rare. i'd like to think that because there's consistency in our response, he sleeps better. honestly, he could probably go an extra 30-40 min. late at night except i always creep in to check on him. the thing with him not sleeping long stretches is that when he does, i freak out and think that something's wrong. the longest he can go awake before having a meltdown is 2.5 hours, so frequent naps are the rule in this house.
and now for something not sleep related:
he sits, he crawls/slithers (at an astonishing speed), he pulls himself up on the couch and tries to stand while on his hands and knees (they're like push-ups)...he eats solids twice a day...and he 'talks'.
words include:
uh ma, uh ma (sounds pretty much like 'mother' in korean)
mem, mem, mem (i used to say this to him all the time as code for nursing)
and various sounds that can't be easily transcribed. i am delighted by my increasingly vocal baby. now if only we could get him to chunk up more. he's always motoring around the house, no wonder he burns all those calories off. it's no secret, i want more baby chub to kiss and squeeze.
1 comment:
your boy is absolutely darling.
i have been reading your posts on sleep with quiet interest, admiration, and a deep sense of nostalgia. we have two (now just turned 2, and newly 4). while we chose to start scheduling (feeding/sleep) as soon as milk production was stable, and luckily they took on to the schedule by 4 months, i do remember the first few months of "zombie-like" existence. the frustrations and the roller-coaster of emotions. my, how the time flies. enjoy it while it lasts. there is nothing quite like the newness of the first... and then there are all the "next" steps that all babies go through. next will come toilet training... and preschool... and it will feel *bitter-sweet* that every precious next step is a step that will take them a little further away (mais oui, that is what we want -- successful children who are independent and strong).
wishing you all the best. --lj
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