Well as many of you know, Goldie has been sleeping in our bed for the past six months. This is mostly because I have separation anxiety and liked being able to hear her breathing. When she was first born she hardly slept, naps or at night. As she got a little older she would wake up consistently every three hours to eat, which for me was doable. Well, the past week was TERRIBLE. I don't know if it was teething or what, but Goldie was sleeping like a newborn. She was waking up every hour and a half screaming, and no amount of rocking, singing, or trying to shove a binki in her mouth was helping. She wanted to eat. I was trying to get her to go longer without nursing, so she would sleep better. Let's just say we were exhausted, and it was time to move to the crib.
We've always had the routine of bath time, lotion, eat, rock and sing, then sleep. So after I would rock and sing I set her in her crib, she cried a little bit, but quickly fell asleep. The first night she slept in her crib she slept for 7 HOURS. 7 hours. I haven't gotten that much sleep in over 6 months. It was refreshing. Although I did wake up a couple times to check and make sure she was okay. I learned she prefers to sleep on her tummy, and that she isn't much of a bed-sharer. She has been sleeping in her crib for the past week, and we are so proud, and happy!