Week 12

Well our luck was very short-lived regarding Hayden sleeping well. This week has been the most difficult week EVER! I've heard that around 3 months old, a baby's eyesight shifts from being able to see only 2-3 feet away to 8+ feet away (don't quote me on those figures, it was something like that). And so all of the sudden, Hayden is just too curious about the world to close his eyes for a nap. He used to fall asleep on walks in his stroller, and now the trees and houses and people are just too fun to look at to close his eyes. Plus, I think we've thoroughly confused and frustrated him by doing so many sleep experiments: To swaddle or not to swaddle? Crib or bassinet? Pacifier or no pacifier? Rock/bounce him to sleep or let him 'cry it out'? White noise or music or silence? Whatever happened to consistency??!!!

One thing we've discovered that has helped a little is a sleep positioner system I bought from Target that allows him to sleep on his side. That's more like how we hold him so the transfer to the crib isn't as abrupt. He's still waking up every 2-3 hours throughout the night, but at least over the past couple days he will sleep that long! For a few days there he was not sleeping out of my arms AT ALL! Pretty rough on Mommy!

I also think he is pre-teething: drooling and wanting to put everything in his mouth, so that might be contributing to his fussyness too.

In other news: Hayden is loving books! My mom just shipped us a ton of books she saved from when my sisters and I were little, so combined with the ones from Auntie Katie, we now have quite a library! He really sits still and looks at the pages. And Phil is enjoying actually finishing a book for once! ;)