Comments on: And so it goes – something ends, something else begins

By: becky

becky — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 03:26:23 +0000

@woman in a window – you’re right. he already pushes away from me a lot more than he did. it’s tough sometimes, but i realize it’s just the way it is. i’m trying to enjoy what i get while i can.

By: Woman in a window

Woman in a window — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:03:11 +0000

All these transitions that take them further away from us physically...it's hard. Enjoy those kicks in the buttocks while you can. Now that mine are 6 and 8 I have to wait for them to be under the weather to get much snuggling. (Touch wood.) Woman in a window's last blog post..DANCE you lazy boy!

By: becky

becky — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:08:07 +0000

@julie – oh, and I’ll be checking your posts about the crib experience for sure. Thanks.

By: becky

becky — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:54:16 +0000

@statia – We really didn’t plan on it. It just kinda happened. We got used to it, though, and really liked having the little guy close. It’s getting a bit easier as we hit Day 4, and I do like being able to roll over instead of scooting and adjusting. He was getting more wiggly as time went on and I don’t think either of us were sleeping well. He woke up this morning at 3.30, so we’re not all the way in the clear yet. I wound up feeding him in my bed because I was too tired to sit up and feed and then put him back. Yet he’s back in there tonight, so we’ll see.

@julie – We didn’t put him in another room because, well, we don’t have one. We live in a 1-bedroom so the crib is in our room. And yeah, my husband can sleep through anything as well, so it rarely bothered him. It is nice to have our bed back in many ways. But I cannot get my kid to go to sleep any earlier than 8 or 9. And he fights it all the way. We may be hitting an 8-month sleep regression here. Not sure yet.

By: Julie @ the calm before the stork

Julie @ the calm before the stork — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:01:03 +0000

Whoops, meant to add links to my crib experiences: The first night. A few nights later. Julie @ the calm before the stork's last blog post..sleep quotidien

By: Julie @ the calm before the stork

Julie @ the calm before the stork — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:56:36 +0000

I so relate to this post. I woke up so many times in the night when Jonah moved to his own room -- he'd been with us in bed or in the co-sleeper up to that point, but he was so squirmy, and neither of us was sleeping well AT ALL. My husband wasn't bothered -- he can sleep through anything. I hated moving the baby out, and at the same time I felt like we were both growing up, and it was much harder on me. And I felt giddy when we had the bed to ourselves. Now that he pretty much sleeps from 6:30-5 (with or without a mid-night waking), I miss him a lot. But I enjoy having dinner with my husband again, watching TV, blogging, aaaaand sleeping! Julie @ the calm before the stork's last blog post..sleep quotidien

By: statia

statia — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:51:25 +0000

We never got into co-sleeping. And in some regards, I'm OK with that, but any sort of sudden change like that impacts us more than it impacts them, I think. The Mini started abruptly sleeping through the night after his 15 month appointment. Largely due to all the changes he was going through with immunizations, but even though he's better and has woken up a couple of times, I'm still not over the fact that he zonks for an entire night. I miss going in there to comfort him. statia's last blog post..Your house is on fire

By: becky

becky — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:13:40 +0000

@canape – It does already seem like he’s sleeping better. At least an hour longer. I do still like the snuggles, though.

@skye – I’m sure that day is coming for me. He already rolls around quite a bit (we put barriers around the bed on one side) when he’s in bed with me. I think my morning naps will soon be over. *sigh*

By: Skye

Skye — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:19:21 +0000

Once my initial hyperventilating about moving M. to the crib had subsided, I LOVED it. But oh, gosh, I wish he would still come with me back to bed, nurse, and fall asleep next to me so I could take a nap! Now he just uses the bed (and us) as climbing obstacles. Skye's last blog post..Monday Morning Good Writing

By: canape

canape — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:14:54 +0000

I understand this - except we transitioned earlier - and I honestly can't remember why. But Christopher slept better, and now, finally, I do too. I have to admit though, I sure did like having him back in bed with me at BlogHer. It was heaven snuggling with him for a few nights again. canape's last blog post..World Breastfeeding Week