Pura Vida XoXo

this weekend lorin and i tried a new way to handle milo's night waking. after talking with milos doctor i felt confident to try to get milo to sleep through the night (10pm-5am) that's a reasonable chunk of time apparently. anyways the doctor told me that when milo wakes up and cries............ you let him cry. ouch! that is the hardest thing ever....... here's how it's going

night 1....... bed @ 8pm (easy), woke up at 12:50 and cried for 22 minutes..... fell fast asleep and woke up at 4:30am

night 2...... bed @ 8pm (easy), woke up at 1:30 cried for 30 minutes........ fell fast asleep and woke up at 5:30am

night 3...... bed @ 8pm (lorin put him down) woke up @ 1:30 cried for 20 min....... fell fast asleep mid cry woke up @ 6am :)

i've already noticed that he's happier during the day....... which he already was so happy but now he's a little more easy going. and i've already been acting like a sane person again now that i'm getting some sleep. we'll keep seeing how this goes...... i dread each night when he wakes up and cries because it hurts to hear your baby crying and not go in and sooth him which would be so easy. i just keep telling myself this is the best thing for him and i guess as parent you always have to make choices that aren't instantly gratifying but choices that you believe are best for the long run. also seeing his smiley morning face reminds me that he's just fine!

that's my ramble and i'll keep you posted on "operation sleep through the night"................. :)