Life has been rough for Brandon. We are breaking his habit of only taking day time naps on Mommy and Daddy. He is one stubborn baby because for a week he would cry for a hour, then sleep for only 20 minutes. But now we have it down to crying for 15-20 minutes and sleeping for 30-40 minutes. Hopefully this week the naps will get longer.
The worst was last night. Paul and I had to show Brandon some tough love. He took 90 minutes to get to sleep because he kept squirming in our arms and rubbing his eyes. Then he woke up at 11pm ready to play. Paul took him down stairs and he played for an hour. After that it was back into the crib to cry it out, which he did until he was hoarse. His father got up the next round at 4am (I love him sooooo much for letting me get some rest) and the B cried himself to sleep after a diaper change.
My heart rips into a million pieces when I hear him scream. But I've learned to turn the volume to the baby monitor down, turn on the TV, and every 10 min or so check the monitor for some noise. It's slowly working. But I totally wish we could just skip this phase and go to easier nap and bedtime rituals.
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