Some may read this and think I'm the meanest mommy in the world....well, if you had 3 babies getting up all night long, you'd do it too!!
Let me explain....
From 3 months until 7 months old, all 3 babies slept through the night 90% of the time. Well that all changed as of about August 21st. Not sure if it had anything to do with my going back to work? It's not like their schedule really changed......and it's not like they don't know their daycare lady, Grandma!
Anyway...nights have been pure hell at my house the last few months. The kids have been getting up several times in the middle of the night. I think Ryan and I hit rock bottom on Monday night. I swear I was up every 10 minutes with someone. Ryan swears he was too. After talking to a few friends yesterday, I decided that the kids would just have to
CRY IT OUT last night.......... Ryan was a little nervous about the whole ideea. I felt guilty going to bed last night knowing I would be listening to them cry in just a few hours. UGH! Brady was definitley the worst...just like I knew he'd be. BUT..we survived. We'll do it again tonight, too.
I'm thinking it's time to move Addie to her own room. I wish we had a 4th bedroom because I want to separate the boys, too. Maybe we'll start looking for a bigger house.....ha, in my dreams!
Here's how it all went down last night...
Colin was in bed 1st at about 9:15. He slept in the spare bedroom in the pack-and-play. He got up once at about 10:30 and only cried/whined for about 5 minutes. I didn't even go in there. He fell back asleep and slept until 7:30! YES!
Brady was in bed 2nd at about 9:30. He slept in his crib in his room..with the door shut tight. I knew he'd cry the loudest. He woke up at about 2:30am...and sobbed. :( I about started to cry myself. I went in after 5 minutes and tried to lay him down and pat his back. No talking. He cried a little harder and I left. I waited another 5 minutes and tried it again. Still mad at me. Finally after another 5 minutes...silence. He slept until 6:30am. Another success!
Addie was in bed last at 9:45. She slept in the pack-and-play in the living room. She woke up at 10:30 and cried for about 5 minutes. Hearing that little munchkin cry about killed me. I went downstairs, rubbed her back for 5 secounds and stuck her binky in her mouth. I didn't pick her up or talk to her. She slept until 4:30am and cried for about 1 minute and feel back asleep on her own. She didn't get up until 7:30 am!! YES! I will count that as a huge success. A lot better than getting up 5 times with her like the previous night!
Doesn't sound too horrible, right? Anyone reading this ever had to do this with their kids? How many days did it take? We'll see how night #2 goes tonight.......say a little prayer for us!
