I feel liberated right now...like I semi got my life back. This is the second night in a row my
baby toddler has slept by himself in a big boy bed! We've been co-sleeping for the past 15 months. It started when his dad had to be up early for work and couldn't get sleep with a baby up crying all the time and me freaking out because I didn't know if he was breathing or not. Fortunately co-sleeping worked for us my fears were pacified and we all got a good nights sleep until Mr. Toddler started moving around, kicking, pulling hair, flipping over etc during the night. Now, I never sleep because I have an inch of space in a queen size bed because a little toddler thinks he's king.
I'm hoping him sleeping alone will continue and that I stop being a HUGE worry wart. Although I love having this time to myself while he's in bed I'm still freaked out about him not breathing. Last night I kept waking up and I must have checked on him 15x until I decided to bring him to bed with me at 4AM. Hopefully tonight goes better for me. I don't want to be like my crazy parents who still check on their grown children when they're around.
<3 Kim
I can completely relate. I coslept with my daughter due to sheer necessity of needing sleep. I wanted her to sleep in her own bed just so I could have a little bit of time to myself, but then I would worry about her and miss her, and, above all else, she woke up every 2 hours to nurse, which made me become a walking zombie. She started sleeping through the night at 9 months, and I truly miss her. I still sneak in to make sure that she's okay.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy co-sleeping with Moo, but I know it's almost time to transition her out to her own room. I think that she's almost ready, but I'm not sure if I am.
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