His own space

Dex slept in his own crib the last two nights!

We knew the co-sleeping was not a long-term thing. Dex and I loved it, but it was not working well for Jon who got no sleep, what with the fear of rolling over on the baby and the vigilant watch to keep the two cats away.

We would have moved Dex to his own crib sooner, but because of his teething pains, we did not want to introduce another new thing. When the teething pains abated and he returned to his normal self, we knew it was time for the transition. Not ready to leave him in another room by himself, we set up another crib in our bedroom.

The first night was rough. He wanted to sleep on the big bed and cried every time I set him down in his crib. He couldn't understand what we were asking him to do. Finally, exhausted at 3 am, he went down.

Sunday night went a lot more smoothly. We settled him in at 11 pm and he slept all night (I fed him at 4:30 am and settled him back in without him waking). He was up at 6 am this morning, all smiley and happy. I think he was enjoying his first taste of independence. Sniff. Sniff. I'm going to be such a mess when he finally moves out of our room and into his own.