Well, that went well. First, I dropped the 2 am feeding. DJ seemed to prefer that. He'd wake up around 4:45 (and when I say around I mean pretty darn close to) instead. This usually prevents the 6-7am wake up. That way he perks up for the morning about quarter after seven or 7:30 am. Which is a good time for me. I like that a lot. Plus, if I go to bed by 9, I am only up at midnight and again at around 5 so... I'm getting 4 hrs of sleep at a time sometimes. Wooo hoo! I'd say he's well on his way to sleeping through the night. Lucky me!
If I can keep the last feeding before bed time to 7 or 8pm, then he will usually get up again at 1-2am and again just before 5. That works fine for me. I'm still tired during the feedings though. We got a new clock radio for the baby's room because the CD player on the old one was DYING and he really needs his white noise. I think it's not just comforting but it covers and crazy activity that might be going on outside of his room (walking up and down the stairs, B's electric tooth brush, snoring in the next room, etc.). At first I would play classical music during the feedings. That doesn't work so well for me. I can't do a good job of keeping him awake if I pass out so we are now blasting the classic rock station instead. Good times. I'm also reading him the Dark Tower series and burning through it like MAD. That helps keep me awake as well.
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