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lollardfishI am surely jinxing myself by posting this, but I feel it's important to share things about my son that make me happy.
Nico is falling asleep, consistently, by himself. He drinks a bottle at night, fusses a little, is put in his crib, and ... silence. The next time I check, he's asleep.
Sleep in Venice was disastrous. We didn't have a baby bed, so instead put him on a mattress on the floor with a wall and another mattress to keep him from rolling off. He never fell off accidentally, but it meant that anytime he woke up he could just leave! And leave he did - to find us, to find toys, to wander. Sometimes he'd go down at 6 and wake at 9, then be up until 12. Other nights, he'd wake at 2 and be up to 4. It kept changing, it was unpredictable, and we couldn't really seem to influence it. This was long after jet lag had passed, and I still don't really know what was going on.
We came back, sleep remained complex while jet lag faded, and then suddenly - perfection. Although I miss him passing out on me, one actually wants a child to learn to fall asleep by themselves. It's happening. At least this week.
But if there's one thing we've learned - whenever we seem to understand Nico's pattern, he changes. I'll keep you all informed.
Nico is falling asleep, consistently, by himself. He drinks a bottle at night, fusses a little, is put in his crib, and ... silence. The next time I check, he's asleep.
Sleep in Venice was disastrous. We didn't have a baby bed, so instead put him on a mattress on the floor with a wall and another mattress to keep him from rolling off. He never fell off accidentally, but it meant that anytime he woke up he could just leave! And leave he did - to find us, to find toys, to wander. Sometimes he'd go down at 6 and wake at 9, then be up until 12. Other nights, he'd wake at 2 and be up to 4. It kept changing, it was unpredictable, and we couldn't really seem to influence it. This was long after jet lag had passed, and I still don't really know what was going on.
We came back, sleep remained complex while jet lag faded, and then suddenly - perfection. Although I miss him passing out on me, one actually wants a child to learn to fall asleep by themselves. It's happening. At least this week.
But if there's one thing we've learned - whenever we seem to understand Nico's pattern, he changes. I'll keep you all informed.
