Ok...I am a little giddy. I just had 7 hours of straight sleep with on little wake-up at 4 to look at the monitor to see how Presley was doing. She was still asleep and I contemplated going and pumping but I decided against it even though my boobs were not only as big but as hard as real melons!
A little background. We moved Presley (4 months) to her crib last week with the hopes she would sleep better. She did, but she still was doing that regressed thing where she wanted to nurse every 3 hours. I considered it a growth spurt and we road it out for a while. After about 2 weeks we decided to put a stop to it.
We started on the weekend so Terry could be the main comforter when she looked for food at 3 am and didn't get it. We figured if she saw me it would be the biggest disappointment of her life to expect to be comforted by a full booby and then not get it!
The first couple nights she cried it out with us going in on her and reassuring her etc. but after the first night she caught on quickly.
I really didn't need her to sleep 10 HOURS without eating...I was hoping for 6! But for the last 2 nights she has gone about 10 hours.
I'm sure that she will probably settle at a little less for now...but honestly this is a HUGE example to me of how God waits to the last hour and comes through. I am going back to work in a week and a half. I run a daycare center for school-aged kids. Its a fulltime, salaried on your feet running groups of 5-12year olds all day! I was very scared at what my life would look like on 5 hours a sleep broken up by 2 feedings. He knew that and for the sake of growing me further He makes me wait, wait and trust that the Lord will work things out.
I certainly waited, but trust was a another issue! Hopefully I'm a little closer next time.
I feel so taken care of by the Lord.
By the way the picture is Presley and cousin parker who is 15 months and will spending the day with Presley when Parker's mommy comes over to our house to watch Pres. He's trying very hard to use gentle hands!
5 comments:
so great! she is so precious and i am so happy for your rest!
Hey Kathleen-
I was wondering if I could have your email address. I wanted to set my permission to invite only and I need your address so you can still read my blog.
Congrats! On the sleep... lucky my younger boy didn't sleep until after 1 1/2yrs... :)
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I found your blog through Sarah's & I too have a 4mo. old. I know how wonderful it is to get sleep. Horay! She's beautiful & I hope she continues this routine. It's hard letting them go, which I read on your prior posting. I just let my almost 5 year old go to pre-k this year & it's hard...then there's my mom who let her youngest finally go to college last month. I'm not sure it ever gets easier. Enjoy her..it goes fast!
Hi Earen! She has settled on about 8 hours a night. Sometimes she still wakes up and cries a bit, but not for long. Funny thing is...even though I am getting some more sleep...I feel the same! It must be motherhood??
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