Back to Sleeping through the night!

Help! Morty the Moose is getting me!

Well, I am happy to announce that Garrett has gone from waking up three times each night (10:30pm, 1:45am, and 4am) back to sleeping all through the night! Last night, he went to bed around 8pm and woke up this morning around 7:30am. It took a little bit of work, but we managed to get him back on track.

I was reading one of my baby development books last night and it said that to try to help baby learn to sleep through the night, you have to use a series of progressive waiting techniques. Up to this point, we had been waiting for 5 minutes from the time he started crying, til the time I went in to feed him. Well, I decided to wait for 10 minutes. Happily, he stopped crying abruptly at the 9 minute mark. Then, he slept quietly all through the night until 7:30 in the morning. Happy mommy.

I LOVE naked time! There's nothing like the feeling of my butt cheeks flappin' in the wind!

This morning was Garrett's four month appointment for a well check and shots. He is currently 16 pounds even and 25.5 inches long. Our doctor talked to us about starting cereal and we're looking forward to making it part of our daily routine. He has been a little frustrated with our attempts at cereal last week, but the doc said we should try to feed him when he isn't super hungry and see if that works better. I'm sure we'll have some pictures of that adventure as it progresses.



This video was taken of Garrett at his Grandma and Grandpa's house this weekend. Garrett had his first real interaction with their golden retriever, Walker, and had lots to say about it!