September 24, 2008

Sleep, Glorious, Sleep!

I'm knocking on wood as I write this, but Holden slept eight hours last night! It was pure bliss! I had to wake up about six hours in to pump because I was dying, but still got great sleep!

I'm trying to start him on a schedule, just to help with the sleeping - if anyone has any tips on this, please comment. He seems to be having more alert awake time, and I've read that that is the sign to start scheduling in longer naps and not cat napping throughout the day. If we could get a bit more scheduled, I know my life would be a ton easier! I do so much better when I have a better idea of what to expect and when to expect it, so schedules are the highlight of my life.

E. Stone and Cash are beginning to do more and more things together. Here's a video of them playing the new favorite - UhOh Hat!

3 comments:

ASC said...

No matter what they say, sometimes you DO have to wake a sleeping baby to keep naps at the right length, or to feed them and have them eating on a somewhat regular schedule -- hard to do!!!

Unknown said...

yea for sleep! As for the schedule I am no expert by any means, but watching their natural rhythms and creating a semi-flexible schedule around that worked for me. I also made sure bedtime was a time I wanted it to be. So Miss S goes to bed at 8 ish. (not 6 like many other ones her age do)...it works for us b/c she then sleeps until 7:30 -- that is a little while off, but that is my one suggestion.

Kylee said...

I LOVE that video. That son of yours (cash) has an ADORABLE smile! SOO cute! and he is sitting up too. wow. so big! Its cute to see E. Stone and cash enjoying eachother so much. Holden will be right in there with them before you know it!