Operation Rupert sleeps in his big crib and his own room has begun!
Big crib? Check!
Baby Beluga? Check!
Tea for mommy to drink while Rupert sleeps? Check!
Sleepy baby? Check!
The time has come the walrus said to talk of many things... well not really many things.. just one thing.... Rupert sleeping in his big crib in his own room! Since his urinary tract infection/time at Children's hospital, I have been dreading this day. I have been worried that I won't be able to hear or sense if something is wrong; being as with the urinary tract infection I woke up to the sound of his weird breathing and that's how I knew something was wrong. And even though his room is right on the other side of the wall from us it feels like he's so far away and the thought of such a little baby (well I guess not that little in Rupe's case) in a big room without his mommy or daddy brings tears to my eyes even as I write this! However it's such a weird dichotomy... because on the flip side he is driving me insane with his loud breathing and rustling in the morning!!!!! It starts at about 4 thirty in the morning and goes until 7 thirty/8! He doesn't wake up, he just tosses and turns his head, kicks his feet and grunts. It wakes me up every morning and I can't get back to sleep because I am so irritated. Meanwhile, Colin, who is deaf in one ear rolls onto his good ear so he can't hear a thing... and then he starts his loud breathing and I am stuck in between two very noisy sleepers! Not fair! So anyways, it's just time for Rupert to be in his own room, he's getting too big for his "napper" in our room and I am just not getting enough sleep with his fussing in the morning. And yes I know that lack of sleep is part of being a mom and I need to just suck it up... but I'm hoping that him sleeping in his own room will help me get a bit more sleep and be a bit happier of a mommy! So my head is in a jumble between being sad/nervous that he's going to be in his own room and also glad that he's in his own room.
So... here's the plan! I'm starting with naps in his big crib/own room today! So far so good by the way.... :D And then I'm going to try tonight as well.... might as well jump right in! I know there will probably be tears on both our parts and I might not get very much sleep tonight but in the long run it will be a good thing!
2 hours later!!!!!!!!!! He's awake! yay, first nap in his big crib/own room went super well! Here's my happy little boy after his 2 hour nap in his crib!
Will keep you posted on how the night goes!
atta boy rupes! good on you s-club. Tricky business, but you'll be used to it in no time :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations and he looks so happy after the nap. Unfortunately a few things in the little one growing up are harder on the mom than the baby but both survive. Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteHe's so cute waking up all happy from his nap. I totally know the unfairness of having a husband who can roll over onto his good ear and not hear what's going on, Waylon does that all the time. Hope the transition to his own room goes well for both of you.
ReplyDeleteIt was way harder for me than for Wyatt. He did fine in his room but it took me a while to adjust (and he was over 6 mos.!).
ReplyDeleteLove ya,
B
such a great post - I loved it.. very creatively done and the pictures where great ... especially the ones with Rupert
ReplyDeleteoh ruth you just love everything baby-licious.
ReplyDeletebut SO DO I.
feed me the babies basically.
slash i think they'd be scared of me if they understood me when i say i could eat them..