I am doing a happy dance today -- Ryan slept through from 7.30pm to 6.30am last night! That is the first time either of my children has ever achieved the 'sleeping through' goal, which I was beginning to think was just a myth!
It is totally unreasonable of me to expect that this might become a regular occurrence, or even "the norm". But I have been working towards it....
* shortening night feeds - slowly down to a 5 minute feed, quick burp and back down in the cot while he is awake.
* using a heater - because Ryan is starting to crawl, he squirms out from under the blanket and was waking up cold. A small fan heater in the corner of his room, which runs intermittently through the night has worked really well for this.
* prayer and more prayer! Actually, I have also been praying for Naomi to start to learn better sleep habits, but so far no joy there. But thank you to the Lord for His goodness!
No doubt I will be back to bleary-eyed tomorrow after getting up to Ryan several times during the night, but it sure is nice to day-dream that this might become a habit!
Monday Medicine: Tis the Season!
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That first night when you get to sleep the whole night makes you feel like a new woman the next day, doesn't it?
How wonderful. Little One will sometimes sleep for 6 hours straight, but that only happens once and awhile and she's 2 1/2...urgh!
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