He may look darling in this photo below, (and he is), but this little guy has thrown us for a heck of a loop in the sleep department lately. I guess we were due for it since Katelyn has been sleeping soundly through the night for a couple months now--can't get too use to a full eight hours of sleep when you're a parent:).
It has just been so strange but for a week or so he was refusing to take a nap in his crib. I tried everything--even let him cry for an hour and a half, but nothing worked. So finally, I said "Okay, no nap." And he didn't have one for a couple days and then all the sudden he fell asleep on the couch--he's never once fallen asleep anywhere but his crib for over a year now (except a carseat) so I was shocked to find him asleep during his "Dora the Explorer" cartoon. He slept, and slept, and slept (over TWO hours).
Well anyway, so I decided he can take his nap on the couch if he wants, but then he didn't want to sleep in is crib at night. He cried THREE hours before falling asleep in his crib (the night before Father's Day--so he was a cranky mean mess for Ben's special day). So anyway, we decided we'd give him stuffed animals in his crib to play with and make a big deal of what a big boy he is if he sleeps in his crib and that if he does well he'll get to go play ball outside the next day. It's worked for two nights so our fingers are crossed that we've found our solution. And guess what's next--transitioning to a toddler bed. Ha, ha.
It has just been so strange but for a week or so he was refusing to take a nap in his crib. I tried everything--even let him cry for an hour and a half, but nothing worked. So finally, I said "Okay, no nap." And he didn't have one for a couple days and then all the sudden he fell asleep on the couch--he's never once fallen asleep anywhere but his crib for over a year now (except a carseat) so I was shocked to find him asleep during his "Dora the Explorer" cartoon. He slept, and slept, and slept (over TWO hours).
Well anyway, so I decided he can take his nap on the couch if he wants, but then he didn't want to sleep in is crib at night. He cried THREE hours before falling asleep in his crib (the night before Father's Day--so he was a cranky mean mess for Ben's special day). So anyway, we decided we'd give him stuffed animals in his crib to play with and make a big deal of what a big boy he is if he sleeps in his crib and that if he does well he'll get to go play ball outside the next day. It's worked for two nights so our fingers are crossed that we've found our solution. And guess what's next--transitioning to a toddler bed. Ha, ha.
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So that is what I have to look forward to..Yippee!!
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