Last night, Jesse and I started Ian’s bedtime routine again. We kind of went off of it when he got sick a couple of weeks ago and it’s been a sleepless time since. That was when Ian started sleeping on my chest out in the living room. We kind of got off to a rough start last night. Ian and I ended up back on the couch; but the good news is he didn’t wake up until 6am this morning, at which time he wanted to be fed. Afterwards, I was able to put him in his bed and I got to sleep in my bed from 6:15 to 9:30 this morning! Not only did I sleep in my bed, but I slept next to my husband instead of my son! That was a first in about 2-3 weeks.

Tonight, Jesse and I took Ian for a walk to get the mail and when we got back, we started his bedtime routine again. The routine usually consists of reading to him, changing him, feeding him, burping him, and then putting him in his bed with the hope that he’ll sleep. Last night, we added reading to him as well, but he was being really fussy, so we didn’t get much in. Today, we started the routine with a bath, changed him and put him into his pajamas, brushed his hair, read Aesop’s Fables to him, and started to nurse. We got through about 10 minutes of nursing when he promptly fell asleep. I had Jesse make sure his bed was ready for him and that our bed was cleared (the three of us spent most of the day in our bedroom) and then we put him down to sleep. He hasn’t gotten up yet.

We’re going on an hour of straight sleeping and we’re keeping our fingers crossed that he stays asleep for the rest of the night. If you can’t tell, I’m really looking forward to sleeping in my bed all night. :)