Chase turned 11 weeks old last night. For his 11 week birthday, HE gave US a present. He slept 9 continuous hours last night!!!!! I have a couple of people to thank for this achievement.
First - Chase. Thanks! Last night was awesome. Keep it up! Especially when your daddy will be home with us for the next two weeks. He needs the sleep.
Second - Dr. Karp. He's the author of Happiest Baby on the Block, and he has made our lives a lot easier since last Friday. I haven't actually read his book, but I did see the highlights on a YouTube video. :) He talks about the 5 S's to calm a baby to help them go to sleep - swaddling, side position, shushing, swinging, and sucking. We had pretty much been doing all of the steps all along except for the swaddling. Chase initially hates the swaddle, but the following 4 S's calm him down and now his flailing arms don't wake him up anymore. Dr. Karp says that when you follow these steps you can buy yourself an additional 1 to 3 hours of sleep. I'm a believer!! Since beginning this on Friday, he takes only 10 or so minutes to put down at night and he's been sleeping at least 5 to 6 hours in a row.
Third - My sister Sherrie for buying us the awesome SwaddleMe that we are currently using!
Now, on to the pictures...
And a couple of cute faces...
2 comments:
I LOVE this blog! Of course he is the happiest baby on the block - and the cutest....
so cute!!! love him! Cannot wait to meet him!
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