Today, Gabe did something he's never done before.
A Gabe FirstHe fell asleep on the couch! While the TV was on and I was right there and everything! No doubt, this doesn't seem like much of an accomplishment to most people, but for us it was a spectacular event.
When we first got Gabe at 3 months, he was a VERY reluctant sleeper. At the time, he would only sleep while being held (after a while, we figured out ways to surround him with rolled up blankets in his crib or in his vibratey chair to simulate being held, but it took around a month before we could get that to work with any sort of regularity). By 6 months, though, that wore off, and he would NEVER sleep while we were holding him. Moreover, he wouldn't sleep anywhere that wasn't his bed. Car rides? Forget it. He'd scream for the entire duration of the trip because he couldn't move like he wanted, was bored, and couldn't be constantly entertained by us because we were driving (the entertainment part has just now started to change, but he still only sleeps in the car when he's VERY tired and the ride is sufficiently long). Lying on the couch, in a chair, or on the floor? Not a chance. When he is tired, he melts down, so we know it's time for him to go up to his bed. Once there, he'll fall almost immediately to sleep if he's really tired. But he wouldn't sleep anywhere else. Ever.
This is the FIRST TIME he's ever just dozed off on the couch. So, obviously, we were caught by the novelty of it all and had to take a picture, just to prove to ourselves that it happened, because I can pretty much guarantee that it was an anomaly and won't happen again any time soon.
In other news, not much is going on. Button is still a darling, but she's taken up some very unusual sleep patterns of her own. For some reason, she's gotten it into her head that the middle of the night is the ideal time to be awake. She sleeps through most of the day, then, about 6:00 in the evening, wakes up for about an hour, falls back to sleep until about 9:00, then stays awake until about 3:00. Not surprisingly, this is playing silly buggers with our sleep. I'm hopeful that things will start to level out and fall into a normaler schedule sometime soon. Hopeful, but not optimistic.
When we first got Gabe at 3 months, he was a VERY reluctant sleeper. At the time, he would only sleep while being held (after a while, we figured out ways to surround him with rolled up blankets in his crib or in his vibratey chair to simulate being held, but it took around a month before we could get that to work with any sort of regularity). By 6 months, though, that wore off, and he would NEVER sleep while we were holding him. Moreover, he wouldn't sleep anywhere that wasn't his bed. Car rides? Forget it. He'd scream for the entire duration of the trip because he couldn't move like he wanted, was bored, and couldn't be constantly entertained by us because we were driving (the entertainment part has just now started to change, but he still only sleeps in the car when he's VERY tired and the ride is sufficiently long). Lying on the couch, in a chair, or on the floor? Not a chance. When he is tired, he melts down, so we know it's time for him to go up to his bed. Once there, he'll fall almost immediately to sleep if he's really tired. But he wouldn't sleep anywhere else. Ever.
This is the FIRST TIME he's ever just dozed off on the couch. So, obviously, we were caught by the novelty of it all and had to take a picture, just to prove to ourselves that it happened, because I can pretty much guarantee that it was an anomaly and won't happen again any time soon.
In other news, not much is going on. Button is still a darling, but she's taken up some very unusual sleep patterns of her own. For some reason, she's gotten it into her head that the middle of the night is the ideal time to be awake. She sleeps through most of the day, then, about 6:00 in the evening, wakes up for about an hour, falls back to sleep until about 9:00, then stays awake until about 3:00. Not surprisingly, this is playing silly buggers with our sleep. I'm hopeful that things will start to level out and fall into a normaler schedule sometime soon. Hopeful, but not optimistic.
Next thing you know, that won't be a blankie in his hand but a warm MDG and you'll be asking yourself when is he finally going to move out. It's a great thing that you're celebrating the days when seeing your son passed out on the couch is exciting, nay, exhilarating.
ReplyDeleteHe is too cute. And so big! :)