Nate has become a MUCH better sleeper in just the last week. Two Fridays ago we moved him into his own room, in the crib - he was previously in our room in a pack-and-play. I was resistant to the move, but he had just started to roll and the PnP didn't seem safe anymore! That weekend was miserable - I didn't think it was related to the move, since he was sleeping okay at night, but he REFUSED to nap for 3 days straight. He didn't sleep well Sunday night either, and Monday was a very, very rough day in the Dunn household. Monday night we tried a new homeopathic teething liquid, and lo and behold, he slept!
Since then, he has woken, on average, twice a night. Just two weeks previously he was waking, at the very least, 4 times a night. One night he made it to 9 times and then I lost count. I really do think it's because of the room move - as long as the space heater and his classical music is on, he'll eventually go to sleep. And actually, last night, he slept for 7 hours straight!
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Nate has started drinking from a sippy cup. Well, not drinking, exactly - more like gnawing. Yesterday was the fourth or fifth time I'd given him the cup with water in it, and he gnawed on it for about 10 minutes. Then I happened to look over just as he figured out how to suck, and he got quite a bit of water out! He let it dribble down his chin as he stared at the cup in disgust, as though he was saying, "what IS this stuff?" (He's never had water before, except what he's drunk in the bathtub accidentally.) He sucked a few more drops, and then went back to gnawing.
YAY!!! Glad the sleep thing is going better for you. Gemma has just made the transition to her big girl bed (blew me away, but she acted ready and boy was she), and she's doing GREAT!!!!
ReplyDeleteI remember when we started giving her a water sippy, it took her awhile to figure it out too. It's good to get them going with that though, then you don't start the bottle habit. Only time she had a bottle was if she was having breastmilk when I wasn't around. I'm glad we never started the habit of milk in a bottle, and would recommend the same once he's a year, especially if he's figure the sippy thing out so early.
I'll add this to my blog list, it will be fun to keep up with Nate's (and other kiddos) milestones!