I feel pretty strongly that we shouldn't force you to do things simply for our convenience. But, sleep is probably the area where I'm willing to make an exception. You have been waking up every 2 hours or so for the past 5 months, and since Dad is gone at night, I'm dying. I look forward to Dad's days off, Thursday and Friday: the two nights I get to sleep. But, despite this, I haven't tried to "force" you to sleep, or let you cry excessively. If you need me, I am there for you. And I do it with a smile, often staying awake an extra few minutes to watch you fall back to sleep.
But, on 8/7 everything changed. (So far.) We set up your crib in the next room, so you no longer sleep next to mommy. You seem to love having your own space and go to sleep pretty well in there. And you have to really need me in order to wake me up enough to get out of bed and come to you. So for those times when you just need a little reassurance, you cry a bit, find your pacifier on your own, and go back to sleep. I am sort of aware that this is going on, but it's not happening loud enough to pull me into consciousness, so I am getting some sleep. And you are learning how to console yourself. It's win-win.
You still need me in the night, and I still get up with you. But the other night, when I came to feed you, you were SITTING UP! Of course, you have known how to sit up for a while, but you have not sat up from lying down by yourself that we know of until now.
It just feels like you are growing up so fast.
