Postcards From A Grunting Baby...

Well, our little plan appears to be working.

First off, for the last week or so, Gordie has been extremely easy to put to bed. His 'routine' finally clicked.

Strip Down
Feed
Bath
(Lullabies CD)
(Dark room, lying on the floor)
Diaper
Massage
Dress
Crib

Normally, it would take anywhere from 2 to 10 trips back upstairs to his room where we would need to re-insert his soother, or often stop him from crying/squirming...

Well, as I said, the last week or so, he seemed to figure it all out. We haven't had to return to his room once after putting him in his crib - YAY. (As I knock on wood).

So, our 'plan' was to wean him off of one of his feedings, in hopes that he would sleep longer. He was typically getting up anywhere from 11 - 1, then again around 3-5.

Recap:
Night One - Up at 1:30. Screaming, Arching, Squirming, and several trips back to his room to get him to fall asleep until 3, when we finally fed him.

Night Two - Up at 1:30ish. No 'screaming', just crying, and needing his soother to get back to sleep. Up quite frequently. Fed at 3

Night 3 - Up at 2ish. Less frequent wake ups, but still too many to make this an 'easier' alternative.

Night 4 - Still getting up, but getting closer to 3.

Night 5 - A step back? Up quite a bit from 1 till 3.

Night 6 - Slept until 2:30. 1 trip to his room to put him back to sleep, which essentially rolled into the 3am feeding.

Oh, and I should say that following his 3am feeding, he is tending to wake up around 5... and in some cases, he would need a feed... which is kinda defeating the purpose - he's just figuring out a way to cheat the system.

Last Night - 'Duhn Duh Duh Duuuhhhhn'.... Slept right until 3... then slept solid until after 6.

Success.

However tonight will be the true tell. Was it a fluke? We hope not.

So, on another note - the kid is an eating machine. He is having no issues with all the new foods he is eating.

Carrots

Peas

He is also on Rice, Oats, Barley, and Mix Grains.

But, with all these solids, comes... the constipation!

This kid has been over 30 hours without a poop.

When he started eating his poops went from 3 or 4 a day down to one MASSIVE poop. However yesterday, nothing.

So far today, nothing.

I'll keep you posted.

Cheers.