Sick Nathan vs. Well Nathan

It's amazing how different Nathan is when he's well. Last week was awful, crying for no reason, not wanting to eat and getting up at all hours of the night. So far this week has been wonderful. He's been happy all the time. This morning he even slept till 6AM. And then he was just talking in his crib until I came to get him and give him his bottle. After that he was just smiling and watching us contentedly from his high chair getting ready for the day. He was giving hugs and kisses and it was a great start to the day. Nathan is always a sweetie but the good days make the bad ones all worth it.

Last night was night two of letting Nathan fall asleep on his own. The first night I put him down while he was still awake and I stayed in the room not looking at him while he settled himself(advice from two sources this and this). First he played for about 10 minutes. Then he started standing at the edge of the crib and cried at me. I just got up and laid him back down without looking at him. After about 10 minutes of this, he just sat in his crib. Finally his head got too heavy and he laid down and went to sleep. Total it took about 25 minutes. Last night it was Matt's turn. I didn't hear any crying at all. He played for a little bit and then laid down and went to sleep. It took about 20 minutes. Both nights he slept through till morning, yesterday 5:30 today 6. YEAH!!!! I guess this putting yourself to sleep thing really works. Plus he's feeling better AND he's back at daycare not taking many naps. But I don't care what the reason is, as long as he's sleeping better I'm sleeping better.

Matt and I have date night tonight. We are going to see Vance Gilbert and Ellis Paul tonight. It's a benefit concert to support one of the local magnet schools. We have babysitters lined up. It's going to be a late night, I hope I can stay awake. The concert doesn't start till 7:30. Hopefully Nathan will do well going to sleep with a new person. The only people who have ever put him to sleep are family or his teachers at daycare. I'm sure he'll do fine.

Have a great day