sleep revisited

last night we moved asher's crib into our room. i love it in there. it gives him his space, and me, piece of mind. we're going to start off the night with him in bed with us and then move him after his first nursing, which is usually 3-4 hours in. last night is was 2 hours, but i think it was just because we we doing something new.

he actually seemed to sleep better. although he woke every 2 hours, i think it was more to be comforted, because he fell right back to sleep. he woke again at 5:30 and steve took him downstairs. he was up for about a half an hour playing with papa and then he fell back asleep in his vibe chair for another 2 hours.

i started a bedtime routine last night and i'm going to work on getting him to bed a bit sooner and watch the time better for naps. right now, it's anything goes and i think if it was a bit more structured he may sleep better at night. of course i'm not hard core scheduling but i'm shooting for naps around 10,1 and 5ish. depending on his length of nap and our schedule...we'll see how things play out.

but although i was up 3 times last night nursing, calming him and waking often to check the monitor (yes, i'm neurotic...he's only 3 feet from me!) i felt as if we got more sleep because i don't think he thrashed around as much. at least i didn't hear him...which was nice. i may have only gotten 2 hours of sleep each time, but they were a pretty solid 2 hours!

he just woke from an hour nap in his crib too. a huge part of me wishes that bed sharing would have worked better for us, but i have to let go of that, because i think this is the best solution for all 3 of us. i just love holding his little hand as we sleep and feeling his warm breath against my skin. it makes me feel so blessed. i waited so long to feel this way and i want to soak up every moment!

but this is the best for us right now...i'll keep you posted.

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Anonymous said…
Kim,

Hi! We we're crushed to move Eli to his crib (in our room, too), but had the same result as you... we all slept better. And I was even more surprised when we finally moved his crib back to his room and we slept even better. I think we all woke each other up when sharing a bed and room.

Eli's almost 4 now & I still bring him in to our room if he wakes up in the morning before it's time to get up & ready (usually around 6:00-6:30). That way we get extra cuddle time every day. Last weekend he slept in his room until almost 7:45, but he still jumped in bed with us and snuggled for a 1/2 hour before we all got it.

Transitions are always tough, but it sounds like you're making the best of it!

Take care-
Kellie

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