Mommy Milestones

I'm sitting here listening to my baby cry & trying to stay occupied so I don't run in to comfort him.  Sounds harsh but we're in day 2 of sleep training.  We probably should have done this months ago - he's already 9 months old - but it just didn't seem right to make him cry and cry.  Plus, we were traveling a lot, so sleep routines were meaningless anyway.  Now it's just time, for his sake and ours.

The good news is, he's doing great!  I've read horror stories about babies (and mommies) crying for hours.  My little overachiever has already stopped for the night.  So tonight he went about 12 minutes before settling down.  I'm so proud of him!  And I hope it's not a fluke.  It's so hard to hear him crying and even harder to put him down when he's clinging to me for dear life.  I just hope he really does get the hang of it and I don't have to keep tearing myself away like that.

For now, I'm sticking to the theory that my baby is doing a wonderful job of learning the ropes & figuring out how to become more independent.  As much as I'd like to keep him my little baby, I know I need to give him the tools to become my little man.  Day by day, I guess we're both learning.