my boy's a sleeping fool!!

on saturday night, asher went to sleep at 9:30, woke at 2:30 to nurse...fell back asleep at 3 and woke again at 7.

last night...get this....

asher went to bed at 8 (he was exhausted) woke at 2:40! 6 hours and 40 minutes!!! i was about ready to burst. any way, he went back to sleep by 3:15 and slept until 7. he nursed and is currently alseep in his vibe chair. is this normal/ok? he has slept 11 hours and is still sleeping...and because of that, i had so much milk, i was able to pump 4 oz after he nursed! wowza!!

when we originally put him in his crib and started our bed time routine last week, all i was hoping for was a few hours of uninterrupted sleep. i feel i've done something bad in a way. i don't want him to sleep too much. i don't want him to be hungry all night. but he seems fine. i nurse him as soon as he wakes...but is 6-7 hours of continual sleep ok?

on a selfish side, i feel great. i never knew a person could feel so refreshed after sleeping 6 full hours. to think that if i went to bed with him at 8, i would have gotten almost 11 hours of sleep with only 1 interruption is crazy! i wonder if this is just a phase or if my child is actually a wonderful sleeper, we just didn't know it because he never liked his sleeping environment until now. which secretly makes me sad...i wanted him to need me at night. seems like we have a very independent little man.

speaking of independent...as much as i wanted to wear him all over, it seems like he's also out growing all of my carriers. i still put him in them, but he doesn't like them as he once did. i use to be able to wear him whenever he was fussy and he'd fall right to sleep. now when i wear him, he's just itching to get out and be free.

just another thing to remind me to get over myself and my plans for his life. he's got his own plans and i need to be flexible and look at the bright side.

i may not get to snuggle with him or hold his hand as he sleeps at night anymore...but i sure get to sleep!

11 hours! crazy...

our current bedtime routine is:
a bath...every other night, then a lotion massage...
diaper change and pajamas
nurse with 2-3 books
prayers
rock with my attempt to sing songs...sorry asher!
and he's usually out. sometimes he wakes back up when i put him in his crib but he's been really good at soothing himself back to sleep. if not, then papa takes him and rocks/sways and sings...again, sorry buddy...your parents suck as singers...just know we love you!!