Crew had his 4 month apt. last week. He will be 5 mths on the 23rd so we are a little behind.
He is doing well and getting ready to eat baby food!
Height : 26.25 inches long
Weight: 16.3 lbs
He is a happy little guy. He discovered his hands and can be seen sucking a finger or thumb at any moment. He is finally sleeping through the night. At four months old, its about time. He does have moments throughout his week where he will wake up and cry for a little bit. Then he figures it out and goes back to sleep. I tried to do every sleep method that invovled no crying but the reality is...
CRYING IT OUT WORKS.
It is hard to know if they are old enough, ready to stop eating all night, etc. So, I always have a hard time with it. Mike is the tough one who can deal with it better than I can.
We did the gradual extinction method for a week. Thats basically where you go in while they are crying to soothe then put them back without talking, then if they continue to cry you add 5 minutes onto the waiting and then go in and soothe. This goes on and on adding 5 min each time. The idea is that crying is kept to a minimum. This didnt work. He just wanted to eat everytime someone picked him up. That is how he soothed. Finally with EXTINCTION it worked. After 1 night of and hour plus crying he stopped waking up all night. We would just peek in occasionally and make sure he was alright, but we didnt talk to him, pick him up or feed him.
He is a happy little guy. He discovered his hands and can be seen sucking a finger or thumb at any moment. He is finally sleeping through the night. At four months old, its about time. He does have moments throughout his week where he will wake up and cry for a little bit. Then he figures it out and goes back to sleep. I tried to do every sleep method that invovled no crying but the reality is...
CRYING IT OUT WORKS.
It is hard to know if they are old enough, ready to stop eating all night, etc. So, I always have a hard time with it. Mike is the tough one who can deal with it better than I can.
We did the gradual extinction method for a week. Thats basically where you go in while they are crying to soothe then put them back without talking, then if they continue to cry you add 5 minutes onto the waiting and then go in and soothe. This goes on and on adding 5 min each time. The idea is that crying is kept to a minimum. This didnt work. He just wanted to eat everytime someone picked him up. That is how he soothed. Finally with EXTINCTION it worked. After 1 night of and hour plus crying he stopped waking up all night. We would just peek in occasionally and make sure he was alright, but we didnt talk to him, pick him up or feed him.
Its been so nice to finally get to sleep again.
We really have enjoyed this little man. Love you Crew!
Im so glad he is mine. Can I just freeze time? I love this age
5 comments:
I am so jealous! I am in the middle of up-all0night-colic-mania and it is really old. She cries all evening and then is up all night. GRRR. I can't wait until I can let her cry and then she'll sleep! I have no trouble letting them cry once i know they are old enough. 4 months is my date for that. COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS!
Also, he is a cutie!!
eden, those pictures are so cute!!
He is sure a darling cute smiley baby. He looks just like your other boys :)
Glad to hear you're getting some sleep!
P.S. Zach's TAN cracks me up! He's so tan it looks like it came from a bottle :) Little Arizona boy!!
He is beautiful!
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