Independence Day

And by independence day, I don’t mean either the Fourth of July or the movie. Soren is growing up too fast!!

We have always taken the baby-centered approach to raising the tot, so he has pretty much told us when he is hungry, when he is sleepy, and well, he doesn’t actually need to tell us when he has a poo bomb; we can hear that a mile away. In any case, this approach has worked very well for us because Soren is a fairly ordered kind of kid — he’s got his own schedule and routine, and he more or less sticks to it.

Soren left co-sleeping behind about two months ago, when he switched him to the crib for daytime naps, and the bassinet (in our bedroom) for nighttime sleep. Well, I think Soren is about to leave the bassinet behind for good. Tonight, when we put him down for the night in the bassinet, he would seem to fall asleep and then fuss and cry and then be quiet and then cry. Finally, I picked him up and he instantly quieted and got that glassy look in his eyes. I held him for a bit, then put him down in his crib where he rolled over and fell asleep instantly without complaint. Sigh.

I’m proud of him for wanting to sleep in his crib, but since I’m still getting up at least once a night, I’m not looking forward to having to fully wake up in the wee hours. With him in the bassinet, it’s easy to pick him up, feed him, put him back and drift back to sleep within about 45 minutes. I worry that walking down the hall into his room to deal with the wee morning feeding will pretty much pull me out of sleep and keep me up between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m. when it’s time to start getting ready for work.

Sigh. I supposed I could work out at that time and catch up on some light reading. At least I have one more month of full-time breastfeeding before he starts solid food. It’s all going by so fast. Damn having to work!!

~ by cuboyd on June 24, 2006.