Remember when you had a 3 month old baby who slept 8-10 hours? Yeah, me neither.

 I have nursed all my babies, breast milk just doesn’t last like formula (apparently).  Also, when I had my first baby I followed all the rules for bedtime.  Well, all except the put them to sleep on their back rule.  I would get up and go to Foster’s room and nurse him on one side for approx. 10-15 minutes, change his diaper, nurse on the other side 10-15 minutes.  Then he would sleep another nice, long 4-5 hour stretch. 

Well, then came baby #2 and in our little 2 bedroom house that meant that Katie would be waking up her 2 year old brother in the night if she was crying incessantly (which she did).  Katie wanted to nurse for approx. 5 minutes and fall back asleep. Then she would sleep about 45 minutes and want to nurse again.  Enter, co-sleeping.  Chris was working 2nd shift then and so he would bunk on the sofa bed, while Katie and I had our bed.  And so it has been our routine for babies #3,4, and 5. 

I am thankful that I have a husband who is so understanding.  Although, it works for both of us.  He suffers from sofa bed uncomfort but doesn’t get woke up to feed or change a crying baby.

In fact, nobody hears the baby crying except mommy. 

Chris and the kids often say in the mornings, “I didn’t hear Jonah cry at all last night. Did he wake up at all?”  Ha, ha so funny.

I will try not to resent your long, peaceful night’s rest.

After all, it’s only for a season.