Sunday, October 19, 2008
Despite my great plans during pregnancy, Tristan has been cosleeping with Brandon and I (and Gunner @@) since the day we brought him home from the hospital. There were a couple of nights when I tried to get him to sleep in his bassinet or his crib, but it never lasted more than a couple of hours.
Well, he's 9 months old now. He tosses and turns all night, not getting any sleep and keeping us up. Plus, he's started trying to dive headfirst off the bed every time he wakes up.
So, on Thursday, I changed him into his PJs, read him a few stories, gave him a bottle and rocked him to sleep. Then I laid him in his crib with his blankie and his paci and his ducky... and walked away. That night, he slept alone for about six hours. When he woke up at five, I got him up and gave him a bottle and let him come to bed with us for the last hour before school.
Friday night, I did the same routine, but he woke up at three.
Last night, I put him in his bed at about 11:00 (he had fallen asleep with me on the couch) and he stayed there until.... ::drumroll:: Eight o'clock this morning!! I woke up several times during the night and checked on him (even though we have monitors) but he was always sound asleep. He got up at eight, took a bottle, and started his day.
Hopefully this new routine sticks! :)
