Ryan has been a real challenge at night, and its a bit confusing. Confusing because he isnt a challenge at any other point except for the night. During the day he is in a good mood, eats regularly, and sleeps often. At night he fusses and whines, eats every two-three hours and sleeps for only about 1.5 hours at a time. We have been having a hard time figuring him out. I had a sneaking suspicion he didnt like his sleeping arrangements, but it seemed strange to me that a month old baby could be so particular.
Then recently I noticed he slept well in our bed, and took good naps in his sisters crib while she and I were reading books in her room. It seemed again that the bassinet he was sleeping in might have been the root of the problem. Brooke recently moved to her big girl bed leaving her old crib available and last night we moved it into our room and moved the bassinet out. Ryan ate at 10:30, was asleep at 11:30, and didnt wake up again until 4:30. Thats 6 hours without eating and 5 hours of sleep.
Awesome, right? Well, maybe not so much.
While Ryan was having the sleep of his life, Brooke was struggling two doors down. She woke up at 2AM and from 2AM till 5AM was wide awake in her room. She wasnt crying, but she was singing, counting, and hollering random stuff. I went in there once and Daddy went in there twice to try to get her back to sleep, but she just couldnt settle down. So from 2-5AM I layed in bed and listened to Ryan peacefully snoring, with a two-year-old singing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" and "Happy Birthday to You" as she alternated between English and Spanish in counting from 1-10. Daddy slept through most of it too, until I woke him up and suggested he try to wind Brooke down. While he was also unsuccessful, at least I was partly successful in avoiding being the lone sufferer ;) Essentially, the only person who had a good night sleep last night is the one who hasnt had one his whole life. Yes, he deserved a good night of rest ... but Mommy does too. Lets hope for better luck tonight.
