It’s funny how you forget what having a newborn is like. We forgot that they don’t sleep through the night right when the come out. And although he does like to sleep A LOT, he’s had a little trouble figuring out his days and nights. Who can blame a kid, though, when the gray, nasty weather and incredibly short days makes it practically night time 24-hours a day. And because we don’t really remember the first few months with Mylie (can you say “dazed and confused fog”), we really only became conscious when she started sleeping through the night. So we keep waiting for that lovely day to arrive, and thinking it will never come. And, because Nolan is a second child, he gets away with a lot of things that Mylie didn’t – like he manages to worm himself into our bed on a regular basis. It’s basically a survival tactic for me, however, since I have a toddler to get up with in the mornings.
So, our schedule is, well, off these days. But last night, we had a breakthrough! There’s a (albeit small and very distant) light at the end of the tunnel. Nolan went down at 7:30, slept for a couple hours while I was at a meeting, and then woke again. This was fine, as we were up working on a project. He finally went back to sleep at 11:30, and slept until 4:45. And here’s the really big deal… he took only about 1/2 hour to eat and get a diaper change, and then went back to sleep – in his own crib! This is definitely a first. Usually, after feeding him, and rocking and walking, and walking and rocking, I give up and bring him back into bed with us, where he tosses and turns for a while before finally crashing. But not this time! And as of right now (8:30am) he is still sleeping (hence, my ability to sneak time to post this). Yea yea yea! This might just be a good day yet – and did I mention the sun is shining?