Sleeping Alone

We started Connor in his bassinet from the time he was born. We use to roll that thing around the house depending on what time of day it was and where we wanted him to sleep (usually by our bed.

Once he outgrew the bassinet, we should have put him in the crib, but of course, he was too loved to leave alone. So, he slept right between us in our queen sized bed, up until this past Monday, June 24.

9:30pm came around on Monday and we decided to put him in his room, in his crib. We layed him down with his bottle. He finished by 9:45pm. Usually, we give him his binky and pat him for a few minutes before he falls asleep. Not that night.

He didn't sleep right away, but we decided to let him learn to put himself to sleep. It wasn't that long. About eight minutes later, the crying stopped and he was sound asleep.

Tuesday was the same but it was a little shorter. He fell asleep in five minutes. We were lucky Wednesday and Thursday night. Once he was done with his milk, he slept instantly. He spent five minutes crying on Friday before falling asleep.

The mornings aren't bad at all. We have the baby monitor on even though he's just down the hall. He'll usually fuss around 7am. At that time, either Ivy or myself will bring him over to our bed. Ivy will usually change him and I'll make his bottle of milk.

He finishes the eight ounce bottle in about 20 minutes. Sometimes he falls asleep again, but most of the time now, he stays awake until Grandpa arrives at 8am.