SLEEP!! :)

Last night, I fed Beanie, changed him, and put him down in his bassinet at 11:15 PM. Once he was asleep, Dustin and I did all of the nightly preparations on our "baby checklist." This makes nights go much smoother. These things include making sure the changing table is ready for a middle of the night change, the rocking chair is clear of all stuffed animals and the spitty blanket is ready to use for burping. Lastly, we prepare bottles in the amount of milk that he will need, as he prefers bottles in the night when he is tired. Due to a recent growth spurt, I decided to up the amount of food to 5 oz. during the night and 4 oz. during the day. Last night was the first time we gave him 5 oz. and I was sure that this was the right move as he is getting bigger and the doctor mentioned upping the feedings at approximately 2 months.

"Dad thinks I'm rad"

I took the first bottle out of the refrigerator, 5 oz. of breastmilk, and sat it on my nightstand. It would slowly come to room temperature and be perfect by the time Beanie woke up. Dustin and I shut off the lights, locked doors, and hopped in to bed.

The next thing I knew, I heard Xavier grunting and whining. I reached for his passy but it did not satisfy him. I turned on the music and the mobile in his bassinet but he continued to whimper. I checked my phone to see if he might be hungry yet, not noticing that their was light coming in through the blinds. 6:30AM. What? I checked it again as it registered. Beanie had just slept through the whole night! My first instinct was to shove Dustin excitedly and screech. But first, I grabbed the bottle. I had taken it out of the fridge at 11:15...7 hours ago. I smelled it and sure enough, it was spoiled :( 5 oz. ruined. Any mommy who nurses and pumps knows how upsetting this is...but I couldn't help but be excited for this night of rest. I ran to the kitchen for another bottle and Bean didn't even seem to mind that it was cold. He was HUNGRY!

While I fed Bean in bed, I nudged Dustin and shared the exciting news. Bean had slept all night.7 hours! How exciting. Apparently I was more excited than he was because he rolled right back over and was snoring within seconds. After feeding and changing baby, I put him back down, but couldn't sleep. I immediately texted my mom, sisters and even updated my facebook status. Beanie had slept all night. I still couldn't believe it!

Hopefully, this becomes the new norm and last night wasn't just a fluke. Fingers crossed!!! :)