I didn’t write yesterday because I was too busy walking around in a daze thinking that our kid’s month-long run of magical-11-hour-uninterrupted-sleep had come to an end. A terrible, screaming, crying end. Two nights ago H woke up at 1am screaming bloody murder and was inconsolable for a little while then was awake for an [...]
Because we had just so much fun that first time, we decided to do it all over again. Traveling totally tweaked the little guy’s internal clock. Our second night in Marfa he woke up every two hours through the night. And because we were staying in a tiny house with Albert and Tari that was [...]
Night #2 Summary: crying: 20 minutes (I knew he had a wet diaper – should have checked earlier), changed diaper then left… crying starts all over – 30 minutes more check-ins: just the one – to change the diaper total sleep: 9 hours – eat – 2 hours Nap #1 Summary: crying: 10 minutes (wet [...]
2:30pm: rice cereal 2:45: read a book, check diaper, then nurse 2:55: lay in crib…cry… 3:00: check-in 3:07: silence Summary: crying: 12 minutes check-ins: 1 at 5 minutes total sleep: 1 hour 15 minutes Listening: Listening: Johnny Cash
Naps were Harrison’s main problem – I could get him to go down by nursing him if I let him fall completely to sleep and then as slowly and carefully as possible slide him into his crib. With anybody else the kid would protest for 10 or 20 minutes even. Especially with the nanny who [...]
5 1/2 months was long enough to go on coddling our little angel – time to buck-up and become a man. Time to sleep on your own, without the help of your mommy! Much to the dismay of both grandmas – we decided it was time. So, I sent Marc out to get a book, [...]
