Bryson is not a sleeper. He never has been. He will wear himself out to the point of exhaustion by kicking his feet to make sure he does not fall asleep. It is like he knows he might miss something if he lets himself fall asleep! This has been a bit trying for us as new parents. We have read all the books on different parenting techniques and "how to make your baby sleep through the night." All this to say that none of it has really worked for us. I have finally realized that Bryson is not like every other baby in the world. In fact, all babies are different; and parenting, so far, has been about adjusting to the moment and going with what works at that time. I have been trying to get Bryson into a routine, and it is finally starting to fall into place (I'm sure it will change in a day or so :). BUT, last night, we might have had a breakthrough!!!
We fed Bryson at 7pm and he would only take two ounces. This kid will clamp his jaws shut when he doesn't want anymore, and there is NO WAY to get any more down him. We were a little worried that he would be hungry really soon, but decided that there wasn't much we could do. So, we went on our walk with the Kenley's, then came home. Bryson ended up putting himself to sleep around 9pm. We were thinking he would probably wake up around 10pm to eat. When he didn't wake up at that time, I went ahead and changed his diaper- he still didn't wake up. I decided to go ahead and put him in his bed, and just wait up for a while until he decided he was hungry. I fell asleep around 11pm. Bryson didn't wake up to eat until 3am!!! That is EIGHT hours without eating and most of it spent sleeping! Then he went back to sleep until 7:15am. We are hoping that this is the beginning of something wonderful---- sleeping through the night. :) We'll keep you posted...
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