As some of you may know I was planning on using a sleep system that is referred to as 'Baby Wise' with Wyatt. Its not so much a system as it is a routine for you and the baby- feed, wake, sleep. A rather simple system but for the restless baby it can be a hard pattern to get the hang of. There is more to it then just that- self soothing, no co-sleeping (this is one of the key points) and full feedings rather then little nibbles here and there throughout the day. 15 chapters and 362 pages later I was ready to bring this baby home and start our boot camp training session.
Well so far I haven't had to do anything. From the first night in the hospital, like clockwork, Wyatt woke himself every 3 hours to eat (you usually have to work to get them to 3 hour increments rather then 2) and then went back to sleep. Our nurse informed us this was the 'honeymoon period' for parents and that it would wear off by the time we got home. Lucky for us... our nurse was wrong.
Wyatt has transitioned so well. At first we wondered if his vocal cords or lungs were fully developed because he wouldn't cry. One application of Vaseline to his freshly circumcised manhood quickly confirmed that we had no need to be concerned. He just doesn't cry, unless obviously in need of some sort of attention and even then he usually just lets out a whimper at which mom or dad quickly appear and all is well again. Boob, diaper, book (How do dinosaurs count to 10? is the current favorite), tummy time, sleep. Simple. Of course that's not to say that we haven't had a few hiccups along the way. One night wake time extended itself to 1 o'clock in the morning due to daddy overstimulating him with laughter at his little hiccups. Off to bed daddy went- onto the couch mommy stayed. But that's to be expected... even though I will be the first to admit our son is perfect- the system is not therefore you have to leave some wiggle room and just accept that sometimes derailing from the schedule is okay.
I just love being a mom. Maybe I lucked out... maybe not. I don't really have anything to compare Wyatt's behavior to so for me he is the baseline of my knowledge and know how of newborns. I may have a reality check with our next baby... but in the meantime I am just going to enjoy this bliss, along with my 6-7 hours of nightly sleep.
Thank you Wyatt for being you. Mommy and daddy are so lucky... and I promise we will never let you forget that.
Well so far I haven't had to do anything. From the first night in the hospital, like clockwork, Wyatt woke himself every 3 hours to eat (you usually have to work to get them to 3 hour increments rather then 2) and then went back to sleep. Our nurse informed us this was the 'honeymoon period' for parents and that it would wear off by the time we got home. Lucky for us... our nurse was wrong.
Wyatt has transitioned so well. At first we wondered if his vocal cords or lungs were fully developed because he wouldn't cry. One application of Vaseline to his freshly circumcised manhood quickly confirmed that we had no need to be concerned. He just doesn't cry, unless obviously in need of some sort of attention and even then he usually just lets out a whimper at which mom or dad quickly appear and all is well again. Boob, diaper, book (How do dinosaurs count to 10? is the current favorite), tummy time, sleep. Simple. Of course that's not to say that we haven't had a few hiccups along the way. One night wake time extended itself to 1 o'clock in the morning due to daddy overstimulating him with laughter at his little hiccups. Off to bed daddy went- onto the couch mommy stayed. But that's to be expected... even though I will be the first to admit our son is perfect- the system is not therefore you have to leave some wiggle room and just accept that sometimes derailing from the schedule is okay.
I just love being a mom. Maybe I lucked out... maybe not. I don't really have anything to compare Wyatt's behavior to so for me he is the baseline of my knowledge and know how of newborns. I may have a reality check with our next baby... but in the meantime I am just going to enjoy this bliss, along with my 6-7 hours of nightly sleep.
Thank you Wyatt for being you. Mommy and daddy are so lucky... and I promise we will never let you forget that.
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