Tuesday, December 14, 2010

well whaddya know...

last night, milo had a serious case of the wiggles. at around 7:30 or 8 at night, he usually starts getting pretty sleepy, and it's all we can do to keep him awake a little longer so we can feed him once more and so that we're going to sleep soon after putting him down. but last night was different; he was wide awake and being very interactive. it was definitely fun, but i was worried i'd be up with him till 10:30 or 11 just trying to get him to fall asleep.

my go-to method? just keep feeding him until the food coma hits and he's ready to conk out.

within an hour i think i got about 7 ounces or so in him (usually he's been taking 4 ounces at a feeding these past few days), and by 9:30 pm he was down. and he slept for a full 7 hours! ::gasp:: it was so glorious. he let out a little squeal at 3:30 am, but then turned his head and went back to sleep, and so did i.

and then after his 4:30 am feeding, he went back to sleep and we both slept for another hour and a half.

i feel so ambitious today, so awake, so energetic, so full of life! hallelujah for a really good night's rest. :)
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  1. JanetDecember 14, 2010 at 10:52 AM

    YEAH! GREAT JOB MILO!! I quickly learned that being a Mommy is A LOT about trial & error! With my two kiddos, getting them to sleep through the night was ALL about making sure that their bellys were full before they went to bed. You might try adding a little rice cereal to his bedtime routine? Just a suggestion. He may still be too young for it, but you can ask your pediatrician if you can add it to his milk.

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