First there were still loads of night wakings but he would go into his cot for the beginning of the night.
Then he was in his cot for the whole night but waking up every couple hours.
Then he was in his cot the whole night and only woke up twice.
And then, as of last night, we are back to normal! Woo hoo! went to bed at his normal time, in his cot... woke up a couple times but got himself back to sleep without our help... woke up fully only once right in the middle of the night when I fed him and he went back to sleep until the morning.
Brilliant!
So. Whatever that hump was, here's hoping we're over it.
In other news, James and I also got some sleep - a full night! On our own!
For my birthday last year, my office got me a voucher for a night away at a B+B. Unfortunately, I was too scared to leave London in case I went into labour early (if only I knew...). So I saved it thinking it would be nice to use after the baby arrived so I could have a little break. I had no idea how long it would take me to feel comfortable leaving him overnight! Even when the decision had been made and everything booked, I still wasn't sure I wanted to go. And then he started all this not-sleeping stuff and I was really sure I wasn't going to go. And then he got a bit better and his grandparents said they didn't mind anyway and it was all back on. But even then, the Grandparents were in the house, the bags were packed, we were leaving the next day and I was up listing the options to James...(ie. we could give your Dad and Yvonne the room and we stay here...or we could call and book another adjoining room and he could be just next door... or... um... we could just take him with us etc.). But the next morning, Finn was happy and fine and I took a deep breath and left.
And I'm amazed to say I actually enjoyed myself! I don't know if I ever stopped the constant worry, but at least it became an undertone instead of an all consuming thought. We had a really nice time. We explored a town we'd never been to, had a nice lunch, Thai dinner, couple pints in the pub, lovely long sleep, gorgeous breakfast and a relaxing train journey home. I almost felt guilty for enjoying the freedom so much! I did miss him though and nearly ran home from the station, but that's to be expected I think... it was good for me to have some time away though. To relax and take things at their own pace, to SLEEP, but also to recognise that even if it's a bit unrelenting spending all day every day with Finn, I do actually enjoy it and miss him when he's not around. It's his dimple I think - it holds magical powers of attachment...
But anyway, we are hugely grateful to John and Yvonne for having Finn for us. As I mentioned, he's only just back to sleeping normally last night... so they were still with Finn's evil twin of awakeness. They assured us that it was "fine" but I have a feeling it was a very sleepy 'fine' and we are much indebted. Thank you!!!
So now that things are looking so good and positive, I thought I would share a few instances of Finn having fun! He's got a few new toys and tricks up his sleeve...
First off, he still enjoys rolling over and can now go to either side from his front (though not from his back, yet).
Because he now likes to sit up so much, we got him a chair (off gumtree! cheap!). Like all new things, at first he was a bit concerned as to what we were doing to him... then bemused and confused... and then he quite liked it!
The same sequence occurred when I introduced his other new toy... a door bouncer (from the charity shop! cheap!)
Finn is such a squirmer that I thought he would love something that encourages him to squirm. But we haven't got the space for much, so this seems like the perfect solution. He still hasn't quite got the hang of 'bouncing' per say... but we're getting there! Here's the first time he tried it out...
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| A bit concerned... |
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| confused and bemused |
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| Hang on! You mean it MOVES?! |
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| LOVING THIS!!! |
When we had the airbed out this past weekend, we discovered this gem of a game:
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