My baby has a pretty predictable pattern at the moment. He USUALLY wakes up sometime in between midnight and 4am and eats, and then once more around 5 or 6 and eats, and then finally gets up for the day by around 7am. For a baby who is in bed by 8pm most nights, I’m pretty happy with that.
But LAST NIGHT. Oh, last night. I’m laying in bed and hear him stirring around 2am. Pretty typical, right? So I go in to feed him, and is he interested in eating? Nope. He is WIDE AWAKE and talking and squirming around and yes, even smiling. The smiling is cute. But 2am? Really baby? I sat up with him til about 3am until I decided that if he was that happy sitting in my catatonic arms, perhaps he’d be just as happy in his crib. So I set him in his crib, introduced him to that part of the ceiling so he could have a good chat, and went back to sleep. I listened to him chat away on the baby monitor for about half an hour, probably, and went in there when he finally stopped talking and gurgling away happily. He passed out around 4am, maybe? Just to wake again around 6 just as awake and chatty. Still not wanting to eat. I was so tired, and apparently it showed, because John said, “Stay asleep,” and went and got him and took him downstairs.
So what was that about? Is he growing out of nightime feeding but still used to waking up? Cause I gotta tell you, I had no idea what to do with myself! This morning he was overly tired and way cranky when it was time for a nap- so he obviously exhausted himself, as well. Hmmm. I guess we’ll see if he has a repeat performance tonight or if last night was just a fluke.
Tags: All About Baby, hmmmm
