It worked! Baby sleep training boot camp was a total and complete success. I should knock on wood and hope it lasts, but this little man is sleeping 11-13 hours a night straight through, no wake ups in his OWN room in his OWN bed! It all started on our visit to Medford two weekends ago. We were all exhausted. We had been rocking, swaddling, bouncing, snuggling Anton to sleep since he was born. It turns out he had never figured out how to put himself to sleep. After a long weekend of feeling like zombie parents we decided when we returned home we would try some new things. We made the decision to try some sleep training and letting him fuss and cry himself to sleep for a night or two. If you had asked me about this a week or two beforehand I would have said "no way" to cry it out methods. But when you get tired enough everything changes. So on Sunday after our trip (also Ivalle's 30th birthday) we did our bedtime routine, bath, book, breastfeed and then put him in his crib with room darkening shades, sound machine, and his blankie. He cried for a long time the first night. We went in an checked on him every 10 minutes or so, and eventually he fell asleep. He woke a couple times that night, but just whimpered a bit and then soothed himself back to sleep. It was amazing. The next couple nights were also a bit rough but eventually he figured it out and is now sleeping like a champion! We are all feeling a lot more rested and Anton is a happy giggly baby each morning when he wakes up. His naps have been longer and consistent too. It was hard for me to give up having him sleeping right next to me at night. I had my eyes glued to the video monitor the first couple of nights, but now I'm enjoying having my bed back.
New Favorites: Kiddie pool, and splashing. It has been hot hot hot this week in Portland and Anton has been having a blast splashing around in the water. We will be taking him to his first official swimming lesson tomorrow. We can't wait to see how he does in the big pool.
Eating: Still loving his pureed foods. I've been giving him some dry cereal to practice picking up and putting in his mouth. Mostly he just picks it up and drops it on the floor. The putting it in his mouth part will come eventually I suppose.
Milestones: Rolling over intentionally to pick up toys. Standing while propped up on the edge of the couch.
Mom and Dad: Feeling much better about the sleep situation and enjoying the summer sun.
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