At Ethan's last doctors appointment one of the questions came up "how is he sleeping?" . I said "sleeping???? What's that ?" Dr. Brown and I bonded that day ...she talked to me about how important it was for Drew and I to sleep to give Ethan the best care . Not only that but Ethan needs to sleep too. She told me she's not a big fan of crying it out, but in some cases (like ours) it was probably worth a valid effort. Drew and I have tried it 2 times now and caved both times because we felt so bad to see him so sad. This time we felt like we had the "OK" to do it and so WE DID IT!!! I don't know how proud I should be that I let my baby cry , but I just felt like it was the best thing for him. We just made sure he had everything he needed before hand , diaper change, food in his belly and a comfy fuzzy blanket to sleep on. The first night I laid him down drowsy and of course he woke up immediately after I put him down. So this time instead of picking him back up again I rubbed him back briefly and told him I loved him and that it was OK. I let him cry for 15min and I repeated what I initially did and left. I went in again after 20 more minutes and told him he was OK from the door. I just let nature take it's course after that. He cried for a total of about 2 and a half hours and fell asleep. The second night only took him 30 minutes to sleep and tonight was only 15minutes. He usually sleeps for 5 straight hours and wakes for a bit and then back to sleep until about 6:00am.. I feel like a new person and I am so proud of myself, Ethan and Drew for getting through this together. Next it's on to nap time!!!! 
This was my baby blanket that Ethan is laying on. I only have a handful of baby pictures and items from when I was a child so it's pretty special to me that he uses this. My grandma Rose made it for me.I also just got my rocking horse back from my grandma that I loved as a little girl, and I put it in Ethan's room.
This was my baby blanket that Ethan is laying on. I only have a handful of baby pictures and items from when I was a child so it's pretty special to me that he uses this. My grandma Rose made it for me.I also just got my rocking horse back from my grandma that I loved as a little girl, and I put it in Ethan's room.
Grandma Cyndi bought this Curious George jack-n-the box for him and he loves it. I still get scared every time it pops open, ha :)
I am trying so hard to upload the video of Ethan saying "dada" but it's just not working. Hummm?
1 comment:
GOOD JOB!!!!! Hooray!!! I know it's hard, but it really does work - and now everyone will be so much happier! I know what you mean, by feeling like you "got the ok" from the doc. I felt the same way and it's also good to know that you really trust and love your doctor.
Cute pics, too.
Oh - and uploading video takes forever!!! It seems like it's not working, but it really just takes forever. On our old computer, it took over an hour. Now I would say it's more like 10-15 minutes.
Happy Wednesday!
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