Sleep Begets Sleep

Ohhh yeah! Little Maddox James Garrett slept through the night last night! He's been gradually increasing his long sleep stretch during the night and finally slept from 10pm until 4:45am. No nighttime feeding at all! I obviously know that this probably won't be a regular thing for quite some time but it feels great knowing that he's at least capable of sleeping that long (and I definitely don't mind staying in bed all night long instead of having to get up for feedings and diaper changes). I've realized that he sleeps much better at night if he takes at least one long morning nap (2 hours or so) and then another long afternoon nap. On the days that he doesn't nap well, it's like he can't settle down enough to sleep at night. He's still sleeping in the pack & play in our room and will probably be in there for a few more months at least. I still cannot imagine him being alone in his room (I'm sure he wouldn't mind but I'm not ready). Usually he starts the night in his pack & play and ends up in our bed after his middle of the night feeding. I guess we can add co-sleeping & bedsharing to the list of things I thought I'd never do as a mom!