Sleep...

Sleep isn't something I have gotten much of over the last 6 months. Jake was sleeping like a champ at 2-3 mos, where he would sleep through the night most nights (9-6). Then it came to a screeching halt! I was at wits end for a few months and then decided I couldn't do this anymore and it DOESN'T have to be my new reality. So, I remembered seeing on a high school classmate's blog about a sleep doula she used. Yes, I am a Bloggerazzi. So I conned Jessica in to emailing them about that since she is still in contact with them. Got the information and spoke to her a few days later. She was really cool. She listened to what we do, gave me constructive critcism and made a suggestion to put him down earlier. She had suggested between 6:30 and 7:30, but with Derek's work schedule he would NEVER see Jake. So, we talked more about that. I mentioned that Jake often takes a little cat nap around 8:00 p.m. We found Jake's new bedtime! We have been putting him to bed at 8 since last Friday and he hasn't woken up once before 5 am! So I haven't had to institute the "shushing" tools, etc with him yet. Hopefully by blogging about this I haven't jinxed myself! Now I can hopefully get on track with sleeping and stop instinctually waking at 3:30 am (Jake's usual wake time). So, THANK YOU Corinne and Luke for blogging about Tracy! Jake, Derek and I thank you profusely! :)