Nights with Casen had been getting really bad. He was up every couple of hours to eat and then it would take at least an hour to get him back to sleep. By around 4am I was so exhausted and frustrated he'd just end up in our bed so I could get a little sleep. So, two nights ago we started the CIO approach and as far as we can tell it's been working well. The first night he was tired around 10:30, so we put him in his crib and he cried for about a half an hour. We go in every fifteen minutes to reassure him. He slept from 11:30 to 5:30, ate, and then went back down until around 8. Last night he had a little rougher time with it. He went down around 10:00 slept about an hour, ate, we laid him back down and he only did a little fussing before falling asleep until 2:30 and then not again until 7. The biggest difference i'm seeing is how easy he's falling asleep on his own after the nightly feedings and I feel so much better and more rested in the mornings! I'm not going quite as strict as a lot of things i've read say to do. I'm still rocking him before bed and most say just to lay them in the crib while they're awake. I just like the rocking time and it helps calm him down. They say it takes around 3-5 days for them to fully get the hang of it, since i'm not going so strict maybe a little longer, but so far so good.
Helping dad on the computer
He loves his teething biscuits. I hope those stubborn teeth pop through soon!
Snugglin'
Fell asleep watching dad play games
One of his favorite games to play : )
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