Well...here I sit watching a cheezy teen rom-com (a guilty pleasure of mine), after a tiring evening of sleep training Kai. I was away all day today, but Grammie and Pop Pop did an awesome job of keeping Kai in his crib for his naps :) As the little guy was up at 5:45am this morning, I thought an early bedtime was on the menu. I took my sweetie downstairs for a diaper change, song time and story time. I lay down with him as per usual (bedtime is the only time now that he gets to fall asleep at the breast), and after a full feed he just wanted to talk and giggle. So, I decided that I better leave him alone if he wasn't sleeping while eating. He cried for a painful 35 minutes and then fell asleep on his own! Grammie is a little paranoid and wanted to make sure he was still alive, even though I though it best not to. I listened in on the monitor while she went down to "peek" in on him and of course...he woke up screaming (which I knew would happen after only 10 minutes...he needs 20 or 30 before he's in a deep enough sleep). Now I'll admit I forgot to mention the reason I knew he would wake up is because my bedroom door is squeaky. So anyway, my excitement was quickly squished and hoping he would go back to sleep in the next 15 minutes even though I was doubtful, I sat by the monitor and listened to him scream. Finally I joined my little fella in bed an nursed him to sleep in ten minutes. The whole process took almost 2 hours. Ugh. I know it could be worse. I hope from here on out he falls asleep on his own easier each time. I'm hoping that his naps will get longer during the day so I can get things done during the day and get to go to sleep when Kai goes to sleep.
I really wish sleep training was easier...
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