Almost a full night!

Last night around 9pm, Colin got his last feeding and then was swaddle up in the Miracle Blanket and put to bed.  I expected him to get up at least twice during the night, so I went through the process of preparing a few bottles and putting them in the fridge so when the time came all I needed to do was heat them up a bit.  I finally put my head down to rest at 10:30pm expecting to be up in another hour and a half or so.

When I woke around 3am to no baby cries, I wondered what what going on.  I checked the monitor and he was still asleep...at least I hoped so.  My mind started racing a bit and wondering if he was okay.  I said a couple prayers and tried to go back to sleep while still watching the monitor to see if he would move.  Within the hour I heard a few grunts, so I knew he was okay.  But why wasn't he crying to eat or for a diaper change?

Finally at 4am I couldn't stand it anymore and decided to get up and change him.  I first went to the kitchen to warm a bottle because I knew waking him would then require a feeding.  So, I sleepily walked back to his room with the bottle in hand and hoping all was okay.  When I looked in his crib and put my hand on his chest, I could feel his steady breathing and then he started his cute little noises.  I checked his back and found a little wetness, so I decided I would change him (I hate for him to have a wet bum).  It probably wasn't necessary, but I needed to make sure he was fine.  By the time I was done with the change (which included a wardrobe change), he was awake and ready to eat.

After the diaper change, I wanted even more baby bonding time, so I even did a little breatfeeding.  Okay, so it really isn't much of the "feeding" part, but I did put him to breast.  he gets something out of it and we get to bond. :)  I had the bottle ready so as soon as he was finished bonding, he got plenty to eat.

By 4:30am I was ready to go back to bed, but Little Man was still awake.  I held him for a while and then put him back in his crib.  I went back to bed and watched him in his crib for a bit while he watched his mobile.  We finally both went back to sleep and didn't get up again until 7am.  I felt more refreshed than I had in a while.

I'm hoping for a repeat tonight minus the worried mommy running in to change him because she wants to make sure he is breathing.