Sleep?

Cohen,

Because this blog is basically your baby book, I'm going to document the week's events as pertaining to your sleep...or lack thereof.  Plus, most of mommy's friends and family at this point are ready to sedate her, and you, so that both of us are back to our normal happy selves.

Here goes:

Tuesday - your 9 month appointment (blog coming soon...as soon as mommy gets some sleep).  Our doctor said you needed sleep training, and mommy agrees.  Here was your sleep 'schedule' for the past month or so:
7:30 start bed-time routime
8:30 pm in bed, no fuss usually
9:30-10 wake and feed
11 - same
12 - same
1 - same
2 - same
3 - same
5 - feeling good, had a two hour stretch
7:30 - ready for the day, another two-hour stretch

Needless to say, I was DONE with not getting any more than a 2 hour stretch.  Co-sleeping made your feedings closer together.  The pack in play in the room was too close, so this was our last resort.  I mean, our LAST resort.  I have been resisting the cry-it-out method because I don't believe in it, I think its cruel, and I think you are too stubborn ;-)

Tuesday night - Day 1 CIO
Normal bedtime routine.  You cried for an hour and 15 minutes before falling asleep, then woke another 6 times that night.  The second time took 30 minutes to calm down, and each subsequent time a bit less.  You did not eat all night since your Daddy tried to soothe you.

Wednesday - Day 2 CIO
You resisted naps with about 20 minutes of crying before each one, but did sleep.  This night you cried for an hour at bedtime, but slept for FOUR hours straight!!! Bravo!  Then you cried another hour but gave us another FOUR hours. 

Thursday - Day 3 CIO
Naps?  Nah, you cried for an hour and a half in the morning and took a whopping 25 minute nap this day.  I didn't know it but our friends had planned a surprise party for me that night, so the schedule was off.  I was ready to throw in the towel and skip dinner (good thing I didn't!).  You went to bed this night at midnight, woke up at 4 and SOOTHED YOURSELF TO SLEEP.  I watched the monitor for 30 minutes as you fussed and tossed and turned, but you did it.  I really had high hopes that we had made a turning point.....

Friday - Day 4 CIO
Fussy all day, clingy all day, and only slept if I drove you around in the car.  The crib and nursery would make you cry as soon as I walked in there.  We did another normal routine and you fussed for an hour and fell asleep (less crying than before, but still not happy).  You woke up at 10, cried for 1 minutes and went back down.  You woke up at 12:30 and CRIED FOR 2 HOURS STRAIGHT before sleeping at 2:38am (yes, that number is ingrained in my head right now). 

We are done.  I don't know where we are going from here, but I certainly am not listening to you cry for three hours during the night to get three hours of sleep. 

In our eyes right now, I would rather be up every hour at night with a happy baby than do this ;-)  We are both emotionally exhausted and this isn't worth it. ;-) Love ya, we will try again in a month!