Wednesday, October 1, 2008

SLEEP

So I am a little hesitant to write about this because I am scared I will jinx myself but I am just so excited I can't contain myself..Julien has slept 11 hours straight the past 2 nights in a row!!! Julien has only slept through the night once before when he was about 4 months old, normally he will wake up 3-6 times a night! The past two nights have just been absolutley wonderful. I had completely forgotten what it was like to sleep through the night and am hoping that this isn't just a temporary thing. It's funny that he started sleeping through the night when he did because just that same day I was talking with Landon and told him that I was going to take away Julien's pacifier because he has become so dependent on it that he spits it out in his sleep and then he wakes up and won't go back to sleep until I go in there and put it back in...i think he heard me say I was going to take it away and stopped crying during the night so I would let him keep it :) whatever as long as I can sleep! Naptime is also WAY more pleasant now. I can put him down in his crib while he is still awake and he will just go to sleep on his own without crying!...I had a rough couple of weeks teaching him to fall asleep by himself but now its just wonderful! I love babywise! I read it before Julien was born and said I was going to follow it but it was hard because he was my first baby and I along with everyone else wanted to spoil him...i did my best but never really committed to the putting him down before he falls alseep part, but we are following it now and life is great! I just hope Julien continues to agree with me!

2 comments:

Brooks and Andrea said...

That's awesome. I am in the process of taking Paisley's bottle and pacifier away. She is so strong willed and stubborn I know that it is going to be very hard. I have a hard time hearing her cry.

Johnsons Travels said...

hey guys! I found your blog from your facebook. Sounds like it was a crazy move! I am glad things are getting better and you found an apt. I don't know how you deal with the bugs dana, i'd freak out too! i'm sure its hard being away from your family! but enjoy hawaii, maybe one day we can come visit! oh ya julien is SO SO stinking cute! i can't believe how big he is getting!