Big Bed

About a week ago we moved Isaiah to his big crib. He had been sleeping in his little bed in our room. He was using a bassinet that is 67 years old of which 3 generations have used...my mom, myself, and now Isaiah. What a sweet thought. It was an easy thing to get used to. He slept so soundly and peacefully next to our bed. It was so obvious that he felt safe in there and quite cozy as well. For 4 months it was our routine. It worked. We all got lots of sleep. He slept up to 9 hours at a time (not every night!). I slept sound bc he was right next to me. I would wake up from time to time (as all moms do) and would do the usual 'check' to make sure he was breathing, etc. I guess that is a rite of passage for a mom.

He's always been a good sleeper at night which has been such a blessing. He would go down easy and I would only have to feed him once during the night. The first time he slept over 6 hours he was around 5 weeks old. I thought that we had hit the jackpot! Could we really have one of THOSE babies? That is what we thought until recently.

We (really it was just me) kept putting off moving him to his big bed. I just loved having him right next to me for so many reasons. But it was time. After the holidays we decided to shake things up. We finally put him in his room in his big bed. I am sleeping in there with him too. The first night wasn't tooo bad. But then the second, the third, the fourth, the fifth, etc...not so much fun! It was like someone had stolen our baby and given us a new cranky one. Of course I beat myself up thinking it's all my fault...we should have put him in there sooner, bla bla bla bla. My heart has been broken now for the last week because he just doesn't seem to like this new system we got going on here. He has a hard time going down AND waking up every 3 hours. Crazy. Markus and I both have commented that our time was due so now we are finally experiencing the sleepless nights.

I will say that the last few nights have been better thankfully. I guess it will take some getting used to on all fronts. I am learning some patience through all of this!! It is definitely a lesson that I so need to learn.