Johnny’s sleep
So ah…I’m not really sure how to explain this. But Johnny’s sleep is going really well! There was an adjustment period once he went to his big-boy bed, and then there was the excitement of having both sets of grandparents visit us in July (at different times) so I wasn’t working on his sleep too much since I figured it wouldn’t really matter.
His night light guy (a Tyke Light) broke, just like the first one did. But he doesn’t seem to mind. In fact I’ve checked on him before and he’s had it turned off. So maybe he likes the dark?
For the past four nights, we’ve done our short little nighttime routine, I put him in his bed and walk out of there. He’s wide awake. And he stays in bed and goes to sleep without further help.
What. The. Huh?
He’s matured a lot! That’s all I can come up with. He’s finally reached the point in his development where he is able to put himself to sleep.
He knows that I am still nearby and I will come if he needs me. Or, he’ll come find me (usually the case). Sometimes he will sleep all night in his bed and other times I will wake with him standing by my bed. I’ll either pull him into bed next to me and he goes right to sleep, or I walk him back to his bed and he goes to sleep in a few moments.
Now, he’s going to bed a lot later than I’d like. It’s usually between 9-10 p.m. But, Shane gets home sort of late most nights and by the time we finish dinner, it’s like 8. So if Johnny had a strict 8 p.m. bedtime, he wouldn’t get much daddy time. I think daddy time is more important.
Shane’s workload should chill out in November. Also in November? Daylight Saving time ends! So we’ll fall back an hour. A boy used to going to sleep at 9 will suddenly be tired at 8, but he can’t tell time. So he won’t care (hopefully).
We will try to work on earlier sleep before then anyway, but DST is my backup plan.
I know that our upcoming trip to see family is going to screw with his sleep. He may take a few steps backward, but I’m confident we’ll get him readjusted when we get back.
There were times when it took three hours to get him to sleep at night, only to have him wake up again in an hour. I wish I were exaggerating. I thought he’d never sleep well. So it’s really nice that he’s finally to the point where it doesn’t take much from me!
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