More Sleep Saga.........

I just had to share. Last night I was rocking Bear to sleep and we got to the song where he's usually either snoring or on his way out and he was still wide awake. I decide to go with it and put him in the bed. As I stand up he flings himself back and starts giggling. I wrap him up in his blanket (he likes to pull it up to his chin and his feet have to be covered) and wait for the inevitable screaming or clutching at me to not go. Instead I hear him say in the most pleasant tone, "Byeeeeee!" I walked out and we heard not a single fuss out of him!

We had made it 6 nights in a row with Bear not waking up at all during the night. Two nights ago at 3:38 am he woke up screaming. I shot out of bed forgetting I was blind with my eye mask on but my heart was racing. I was sure he'd fallen off the bed or something. I caught myself as I tripped over Jim's side of the air mattress and as I took off my mask was actually standing there wondering what in the world I was doing. It took a few seconds to hear the scream again and then just a few more minutes before he was back asleep. Jim didn't even stir.

So last night at right about the same time Bear wakes up again with a scream. This time I am jostled awake by the feeling of going airborne as Jim jumps off the air mattress and goes running for the bedroom door. I tried several times to whisper to him not to go in there but I'm not sure if it was in my mind or he didn't hear me. I had to shout for him not to go in there. He stopped in his tracks and very irritably said, "but he's crying!" I said, "I know hon he did it last night too he'll be fine." Jim got back in bed and maybe 30 seconds later both he and Bear were back asleep.

I have to say it's been wonderful to get this sleep routine established. I know it was mostly my fault and just not letting go of the baby phase. I feel silly for it to have taken this long but it's always harder when it's your own. If I was babysitting it would be so different. I hate to hear them cry even though sometimes I know it's ok.