Rule #32: It never hurts to try

I'd just like to announce that Evan no longer needs to be swaddled to sleep!!! On Wednesday Alex decided to give it a shot, trying to get Evan to sleep without being swaddled. I know, it was just recently that I posted our decision to keep swaddling our son. And we were happy with the decision. We were kind of holding out for Evan's eczema to get better. In our minds thinking that if his eczema would clear up then he'd be able to sleep just fine. Well, it doesn't look like it's clearing up anytime soon, so we thought we would at least attempt it.

It went better than we had expected and hoped for. While his first nap he did cry for 30 mins, slept for 15 then cried for another 30. Not really a success. When bedtime came, a similar result. Fussing for about an hour or so...then sleep. And he slept for HOURS!!! While he normally sleeps through the night, he did wake up once to eat. Then fell right back asleep. Miraculous.

I've postponed making this announcement for fear that it was just a fluke. But my son now sleeps through the night unswaddled. It practically took one day! While it does take him a little bit longer to fall asleep...I think he plays now that he discovered he can, he doesn't wake himself up by poking himself in the eye. (You may remember that was my biggest concern).

I still can't believe that we have gotten so lucky with our son. And I do understand that such luck can hardly hold out for all of our children, especially if we are to have five as the pencil has predicted. :) So we will enjoy it while it lasts, acknowledging how little we had to do with our perfect little boy.