Extreme Makeover: Baby Sleep Edition

First off, thank you to everyone for all your encouragement! Seriously, your words meant (and still mean) more to me than probably any of you meant them to. ;) What would the world be like without friends and family?

Now, I don't know what was up with Sawyer during weeks 7-18 of his life, but that kid sure wasn't thrilled to be alive. We were ecstatic to have him, but the feeling wasn't exactly (who am I kidding, wasn't AT ALL) mutual.

Don't those red eyes just scream to your soul "I need sleep! I need sleep!" (That is, if eyes could scream)? Every time I would lay Sawyer down in his luxurious crib in a pitch black room that was far away from any noise, he would look up at me and cry "Why are you laying me down? All I want to do is sleep, Mom! Why are you laying me down on this soft mattress, in a dark and silent room? I'm so tired!" (That is, if my 4 month old could talk in complete sentences. Although that might give Avery a complex since she isn't doing that at 20 months...)

It was maddening folks, simply maddening. But you know the saying ,"The night is darkest just before the dawn"?

Truth. It is 100% true.

I'm not sure what made that kid decide that he wanted (let alone needed) sleep, but he made that decision and has stuck by it!

And the stress, the tears, the screaming, and the swollen, red eyes have nearly disappeared for me (Oh. I mean Sawyer. Yeah, Sawyer. I always have it together and never have breakdowns.)

Believe it or not, that little man is asleep at 6 o'clock every night now. That's right 6:00! He wakes up around midnight to eat, wakes up again around 5 to eat, and then sleeps until about 7.

And you know what he is like when he wakes up after a night full of sleep (which I realize he isn't technically sleeping through the night, but I feel like two 20 minute feeding interruptions is a serious win)?

He is so happy! I love the trills he does with his voice, the swinging he does with his club legs (love that swaddle), and the toothless grin he sports.

That's right, my son sleeps like a boss now, and I love it!