So for 7 1/2 months Maxson has been sleeping with me. Every single night. I know some of you who are reading this are either praising or scoffing at me...but I absolutely loved every second of it. I love snuggling with him. I love the way he smells, the way he cuddles up to me, the way he wakes me up in the morning by grabbing my nose and talking, literally EVERYTHING. But tonight...and every night from here on....he'll be sleeping in his own bed!
Since he was in the NICU for 31 days...I felt like he needed to have extra lovin from mommy when he came home! Of course I visited him everyday and held him....but I couldn't wait to just lay him on my belly and chest in the comfort of our own home! Well that mommy lovin extended until now! Jacob was also deployed until he was 4 months old...so it was just me and the little guy. Of course he slept with me!
When Jacob got home he immediately expressed his opinion of Maxson sleeping in his own bed. We put him in his crib that night...but I woke up a few hours later with Maxson in between us! Jacob either couldn't resist Maxson's charm or didn't know how to put him back to sleep... :)) Either way, Maxsons been in OUR bed this whole time and we both LOVED it. It would've presented problems if we both weren't on board!
Why is he in his own bed now? Because we felt it was the perfect time to do so. He can roll from belly to back...so that helps me with the whole SIDS issue. He can't quite sit down on his own yet and can't pull himself up...
We want to start trying for another little rugrat towards the end of this year... and I can't imagine having a toddler still in our bed AND a newborn. I see DANGER signs everywhere! Then I imagine trying to transition a screaming toddler to his own bed and it does not sound like a fun time to me. If Maxson were going to be the only child....he probably would've been in our bed until he became a teenager!
On a normal day, I let Maxson take his naps on me for as long as he wanted. Sometimes that would last up to 3 hours. 3 hours of not going to the bathroom or anything!! I would always kick myself in the butt on those days for not visiting the loo beforehand. At night I would lay down with him until he fell asleep and try to sneak out of our bed. Some nights I would end up falling asleep with him because every time I tried to leave he would instantly notice and I'd have to lay back down! Why don't I just rock him you ask?!? That would be because he's CONSTANTLY trying to eat from me. He even latches on my chin! lol But I didn't mind any of that because I'm a stay-at-home mom now...and this is my job. I am blessed enough to have the opportunity to lay down with my son at night...without any other worries in the world. So why not, right?
The little turkey is currently sound asleep in his crib....and already had his 3 naps in there as well! Now we can really get our moneys worth from the baby video monitor we have :))))))
Since he was in the NICU for 31 days...I felt like he needed to have extra lovin from mommy when he came home! Of course I visited him everyday and held him....but I couldn't wait to just lay him on my belly and chest in the comfort of our own home! Well that mommy lovin extended until now! Jacob was also deployed until he was 4 months old...so it was just me and the little guy. Of course he slept with me!
When Jacob got home he immediately expressed his opinion of Maxson sleeping in his own bed. We put him in his crib that night...but I woke up a few hours later with Maxson in between us! Jacob either couldn't resist Maxson's charm or didn't know how to put him back to sleep... :)) Either way, Maxsons been in OUR bed this whole time and we both LOVED it. It would've presented problems if we both weren't on board!
Why is he in his own bed now? Because we felt it was the perfect time to do so. He can roll from belly to back...so that helps me with the whole SIDS issue. He can't quite sit down on his own yet and can't pull himself up...
We want to start trying for another little rugrat towards the end of this year... and I can't imagine having a toddler still in our bed AND a newborn. I see DANGER signs everywhere! Then I imagine trying to transition a screaming toddler to his own bed and it does not sound like a fun time to me. If Maxson were going to be the only child....he probably would've been in our bed until he became a teenager!
On a normal day, I let Maxson take his naps on me for as long as he wanted. Sometimes that would last up to 3 hours. 3 hours of not going to the bathroom or anything!! I would always kick myself in the butt on those days for not visiting the loo beforehand. At night I would lay down with him until he fell asleep and try to sneak out of our bed. Some nights I would end up falling asleep with him because every time I tried to leave he would instantly notice and I'd have to lay back down! Why don't I just rock him you ask?!? That would be because he's CONSTANTLY trying to eat from me. He even latches on my chin! lol But I didn't mind any of that because I'm a stay-at-home mom now...and this is my job. I am blessed enough to have the opportunity to lay down with my son at night...without any other worries in the world. So why not, right?
The little turkey is currently sound asleep in his crib....and already had his 3 naps in there as well! Now we can really get our moneys worth from the baby video monitor we have :))))))
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