I love that he sleeps all night, even in his new crib. And I am not complaining about good naps, but I think he sleeps about 18-20 a day! Really.
There are a couple of things we do need to work on, though.
It is getting warmer (outside and inside) and he is waking up every morning very sweaty since we have to wrap him twice to keep him swaddled, thus keeping him asleep at night.
He is also getting bigger, especially longer, and it is getting more difficult to wrap him (it's a two-person job as is) and to keep him wrapped.
So, what do we need to work on? Helping him learn how to sleep on his own. For sleeping, we swaddle him. For naps we have propped him (usually in his side) with his back and head touching something because this seems to be his favorite. But he is getting more mobile, so he is making it all over his crib during nap time. Unfortunately, this often wakes him, he realizes he doesn't have his pacifier, and he can't seem to get back to sleep, or get comfortable again, on his own.
Here's to hoping that within the next couple of weeks Micah will learn to sleep without our help before and during the nap/night. Without us losing all ability to sleep ourselves due to the pitiful cries for help.
It worked for a little bit today. We put him in the pack n play for a nap downstairs with us. He made noise for a while, moved around a lot, then finally settled into sleep. And he looked SO cute when he finally did fall asleep. All cuddled up with the blanket over his face.
Granted, he woke up after a while and couldn't quite make it back to sleep without help But it happened. Once.
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