Thank Goodness for Books...and Schedules

When we first brought Mason home, the first two nights were miserable. He was up, what felt like, all night, and between us and Allyson's parents who were staying with us, none of us were sleeping. Instead, we were rotating being up with the Little Monkey.  Enter our saving grace...a book.

They say there is no book to know how to raise a child, but let me tell you a secret...we've found one that comes pretty darn close! Thanks to some family friends who used the book before, they gave it to us before Mason arrived, but we hadn't taken the time to really read it cover to cover yet.  Chris used his ability to read quickly and remember a lot to find out what we were doing wrong...not letting him cry it out. We quickly put the plan into action and within just a couple of nights, Mason was sleeping so much better and was on a schedule.

Here we are, just a month after he was born and the little guy is only waking up twice a night, going to sleep at around 9:30pm, sleeping until about 8am, and napping for about 5 consistent hours during the day.  He's on a great eating schedule and with my having to go back to work in just a couple of short weeks, I'm so happy to know that day care or Ganny's house, and anywhere else he might be while we are working, he's on a great schedule.

Even today, he didn't let our lunch out with some ladies stop him from sleeping during his usual nap time.  Thank you Mason, for letting Mommy enjoy an afternoon of adult conversation while you slept peacefully. 

 October 1 - Hanging out with Daddy

October 2 - Still sleeping after an afternoon lunch with the ladies!