Like a rock star!

Charlotte took to sleep training like a rock star! We started sleep training on Friday, Oct. 1. We wanted to start it on a weekend because we didn't know how well she would do. So, on that Friday we put in her bed for bedtime without a swaddle and still awake. For nighttime, we use a sleep sack. This is a blanket that zips up, so it will stay on her, but allows her arms to be free. We also laid her on her stomach. She started crying. We let her cry for 5 minutes and then went in to pat her on the back. After 10 minutes we went in again. Then, after 15 minutes we went in again. Very soon after that, she feel asleep on her own. She woke up several times during the night that first night, but only twice did we actually have to get up and put her pacifier back in.
Every night since then she has slept 11+ hours straight through the night! Most mornings I have to wake her up to get her fed and ready for daycare. On Saturday, Mark and I got to "sleep in" all the way until 6:30! We are both just so shocked at how wonderful she has been doing. I am also now obsessed with taking sleeping pictures. Every morning when I walk into her room to get her up I have to refrain for taking another picture. She's just so cute!

Naps did not come as easily as nighttime sleep. It took her almost the full week to start to go to sleep with no crying or just a little crying. Of course, that changes from day to day. This past Saturday she didn't cry for any naps but then on Sunday she cried for 20 minutes when I put her down for each of her naps.

I know that there will be things to disrupt her sleep in the future, but for now Mark and I are loving getting a full-night's sleep!