Naturally I want to do the same for my sweet girl, but I confess: there was a long period of time where I didn't actually go into her room to check on her.
At one point last year (maybe more than once? It all runs together in my mind), Lorelai went through a phase where she was such a light sleeper that she'd wake up even if I just barely and almost silently cracked the door to her room to check on her before I went to bed. It was like she sensed my presence.
It got to the point where I'd literally press my ear against the door to try to hear her breathing and whisper "I love you" through the door crack (to no one but me), instead of going through the hassle (for both of us) of getting her back to sleep. It wasn't as simple as just throwing the covers on her and leaving the room. If she woke up, she needed to have a full snuggle/lullaby rocking session before she'd lay back down. And while I didn't always mind it (sleepy baby snuggles are awesome), I didn't want her to get in the habit of waking up every night, and requiring me to put her back to sleep.
So I just let the sleeping baby lie, and trusted that she was covered enough and comfy enough to have a good night sleep. We've never had a video monitor, so it was a bit of a leap of faith for me. Checking on my kids at night is so much more for my peace of mind than theirs. Not gonna lie, it was tough at first.
But thankfully, she's outgrown that phase (knock on wood). If she happens to stir, she easily rolls back over to sleep, so now I'm free to go in and gaze at her sleeping peacefully. I missed it so much.
I always check on my sweeties too before I go to bed.
ReplyDeletepeacefully sleeping babies are the sweetest. :) i always check on evie before bed, too, and she's a pretty light sleeper. she usually stirs when i put the covers back on her (they never stay on!).
ReplyDeleteps - i love your blog title and the idea behind it: finding a balance between crazy and lazy. i need to find that!!
Thanks, Meghan! I'm still working on a good balance :)
DeleteOh man - Ben is a super light sleeper too and always requires all kinds of stuff to get him to fall back asleep. We're sharing a room now in our temporary living situation, and I'm actually worried right now that my typing (quietly, across the room, with a white noise machine on) will wake him up. Every time he stirs, I freeze and my heart pounds hahaha! So needless to say, I understand! Glad to know she became a better sleeper - gives me hope! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up!
Oh man, I don't envy you for having to share a room. But I'm guessing it'll help teach Ben to sleep through more noise so it'll probably (hopefully!) pay off in the long run :)
DeleteEeeek! I'm so crappy with this because V is such a light sleeper. I simply cannot bear to wake her up. But, I have a video monitor, so that appeases it. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up with us!
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Ha, I really never felt like I needed a video monitor until this phase with Lorelai!
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