With Tim returning to school in a few weeks & me loosing steam we are biting the bullet & giving Owen some tough love. We decided it was time to let Owen learn to sleep on his own like a big boy. We were really nervous & almost chickened out. I bugged everyone that I knew had been there done that with a million questions so I figured I would share this experience so the next person who needs to try will have all the details.
Night one commenced as follows:
We gave Owen his regular bath (which he just LOVES! He gets really fussy when he knows it’s getting close to time & then puts the biggest smile on his face as we are undressing him. He’s hilarious.) and got him into some footie pajamas. (I was afraid to put him in a onesie because we weren’t going to swaddle him and he usually kicks his blankets off.) While feeding him his last bottle he got very frustrated since he wasn’t used to not being swaddled. We put on a classical CD & laid him in his crib, turning the mobile on as I left. I gave him a quick kiss & stuck a binkie in his mouth & closed the door. Luckily, the little man only cried for about 15-20 mins and fell asleep.
He did really well actually, only waking at 1:30am (we put him down at 8:45pm) & crying for about 30 mins before falling back asleep. He woke again at 5am where I fed him and laid him back in the crib without any crying! He slept soundly til 8:30am to a very anxious Mom & Dad.
Night II is off to a good start. Until tomorrow!
Mr. Owen, himself.