It's funny, I still have the reflexive twitch about sleep training, but DAMN, I wish we'd tried it out.

Thing is, so do I! But the emotional balance of the household has finally tipped to where we both hate the idea of sleep training less than we hate the idea of a possibly infinite number of more sleepless nights in that fucking rocking chair.

They slept with me until they wanted their own space. I made a couple feeble attempts at keeping them in their room, but they were miserable and I was miserable.

Heh - we were the reverse. We made a couple feeble attempts at cosleeping before admitting (with some relief) that we are ALL happier sleeping in our own space, baby included.

WS, how scary!

(And now it's after 2 and Waking #1 seems to have finally ended, so I'm going to sleep myself.)

o dear dog, I finally got thru all the messages in the right side bar. I sure hope everyone is still friends. I think this is my 2nd lightbulbs (1st was save the Firefly)... wow. this one seemed a lot... wow.

ION. Just finished watching Animatrix. Pretty cool.

I am glad D went back to sleep. I wish I was asleep myself. I should get up and shower but there is a baby snuggled against me.

I hope he slept the rest of the night, Jessica. Sounds like otherwise, though, it was a pretty successful night. Hang in there.

Edited to delete minor freak-out. No use getting all worked up about it until I actually know there is something to get worked up about.

So, conversation with a work higher-up over dinner:

Him: So what did you study at Uni?
Me: Huh. Law, Ancient History, Latin, Biblical Literature, Pure Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Actuarial Studies, Accounting, and Philosophy. Oh, and the CFA.
Him: Have you ever felt that maybe you should try to become more well-rounded?
Me: Fair enough. Maybe I should learn a foreign language.

My plan to become well rounded included pastries.

Heh - we were the reverse. We made a couple feeble attempts at cosleeping before admitting (with some relief) that we are ALL happier sleeping in our own space, baby included.

I wish more parents could stop stressing over 'the right way' to do things and could accept that what works for them is the right way. It's all trial and error and when you got it down with one kid the next one is the polar opposite.

I hope the parents and non-parents all slept well last night.

Eeep Andi, that is tough and scary.

huh, that was odd, my post was bold. way too early for that.

My plan to become well rounded included pastries.

Yeah, I definitely became well-rounded in college.

OK, I can keep clicking Read New, but the trash isn't going to take itself out.

My plan to become well rounded included pastries.

I want cold pizza for breakfast
warm Coke to wash it down
maybe a couple of onion rings
make this girl well-rounded

I hope he slept the rest of the night, Jessica.

He did! He woke up at 7 quietly babbling to himself (instead of in a screaming fit at 5:30)!

I won't say I wish we'd tried this sooner because I honestly don't think it would have worked - he's old enough now where he mostly grasps object permanence, meaning that when we leave the room, he knows we're out in the hallway, and I think that's important. Leaving a crying baby who's confused and pissed off that you're not rocking him to sleep is a huge difference from leaving a crying baby who thinks you've disappeared off the face of the earth forever.

OK, I can keep clicking Read New, but the trash isn't going to take itself out.

Try clicking Empty Trash.

{{{Windsparrow}}} I hope your day improves.

He did! He woke up at 7 quietly babbling to himself (instead of in a screaming fit at 5:30)!

Yay! Go, Dylan and Dylan's parents!

Try clicking Empty Trash.

{snicker}

hooray Jessica, DH & Dylan!

Andi - it sounds like you were there exactly when you were needed and able to do what needed to be done. That is huge. (and by that, I don't mean pastries. though you should treat yourself to something today, no?)