10-8-2008 - Finally, Some Sleep!

My mood while writing this blog: Refreshed

Hey guys,

I just thought I put out an update even though we still haven't hit the 2 week mark yet.

When Angelo was in the NICU, they had him on an hourly eating schedule, which carried over when we brought him home. It kept us and him from getting a good night's rest. I also noticed that Angelo hated the swing, bouncy seat and bassinet. The other day we decided to put him to bed in his crib and guess what? The boy slept for 3 hours straight and woke up every 2-3 hours for feedings and diaper changes! I couldn't believe it.

The cool thing about this sleep stuff is that I'm finding out I don't need a full 8 hrs and it's not as difficult as I thought it would be, even when Angelo woke up every hour. We have an audio/video monitor that works beautifully and let me just say that it's a total life saver. It picks up everything without being annoying so we don't miss out on sleep or the baby stirring. I'm not paranoid anymore. It's fabulous! I highly recommend getting one of those if you can. I thank the good Lord that we registered for it.

Dave and I are still working on our night time feeding schedule and trying to work together to make this transition as smooth as possible. Sometimes I get frustrated with him because he's such a guy that it takes a while to wake him up for his turn. He hasn't had to deal with a newborn in 4 years so it's been difficult for him to adjust. I never had this experience before and I think it's worse for me, but I'm sure that I'll get used to it.

Hope you are all doing well!

xoxo,

Cristin