On, Wednesday, February 7 around 9am, Tonya was thinking about stages. She said:

Six months ago, we had to let Cosi fall asleep while crying. It was the only way it would work. Or we didn’t know any better. Anyhow, it worked, so we did it.
Three months ago, we discovered that if John held her and rocked her before putting her in her crib, she didn’t cry. She would normally lay there for a few minutes and then fall right asleep. And she would sleep for gloriously long amounts of time. Sometimes she would wake up at 4 in the morning and John would find her pacifier for her, stick it in and back to sleep she would go.
Now, oh. Now. She goes to sleep when John puts her down. And she stays asleep for maybe 1 hour. 1 hour, people. Then, the next two hours are spent trying to get her to calm down. But most of the time, she still stays asleep. But oh, how frustrating those two hours are.
Last night, John went to see a movie with a friend and I was (intermittently) watching some tv. Or was it watching tv and intermittently crying in frustration.
And I know it’ll be over soon and I’ll sit back and think: Hey – Remember that crazy time when Cosi was 9 months old but was totally acting like a newborn. Good times, eh?


heater whispered "soon, you’ll wish you could remember a lot of things about when cosi was a baby. because sooner than you think, you’ll have a kid in kindergarten who blows your mind everyday with the stuff that comes out of her mouth. and you’ll wish that you could be holding her and rocking her, and watching her, and feeding her. :)"

The crowd gasped! Rachel said "I was thinking more about this the other night after witnessing the waking. Here’s my advice if you want it. Developmentally, she’s at the stage for separation anxiety and that sometimes brings out these weird sleep problems again. Although it’s counterintuitive, a lot of the experts suggest putting babies who are doing this to bed earlier by 30 min or so. When babies get a little sleep deprived, they actually become worse sleepers. Make sure you have a consistent bedtime routine – 3 or 4 soothing activities done in the same order every night before she falls asleep on her own. When she wakes up later, you can either let her cry or do the touch-neutral thing – a few pats on the back, stay in the room for a minute, then leave for 5, gradually staying away for longer periods of time. The other thing at 9 months is that she has all these new skills – sitting up, etc – so she might start trying them out when she wakes up. Not only does that make her more awake, but she can get stuck in different positions. It’s always good to practice going from sitting to lying down like a game. Alright, that’s enough of the long-winded advice. We love Cosi. And you’re a great mother. You’ll figure out what’s right for your family."











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