The 8-9-10 Month Sleep Regression

Nobody told me about sleep regressions before having kids.  Sure, I assumed the first few weeks would be tough, but I naively assumed that once you "trained" your kids to sleep properly, they would be sweet dreamers and sleep through the night no problem.  Boy I was wrong!  Even with a sleep consultant at our side, and fairly well sleeping babies, I must say I can only count a handful of nights that BOTH babies have actually slept all the way through.

This week we picked up our sleep training hard core again.  I'll write more about how it goes once I have more to say.  But can I just say that this current regression is a beast!  It's hard to explain exactly what this regression is all about, but most information I find online says that somewhere between 8-10 months, it is common for babies to become like newborns again.  It's a combination of huge brain development (I think we are in one of the toughest "Wonder Weeks" yet), teething, and just a bunch of stuff altogether.

Yesterday RJ refused to nap all day, and only slept for 30 minutes in a sling while we went for a walk.  Last night MJ took over an hour to settle back to sleep after waking up.  And this morning I just spent an hour getting RJ to nap, and only succeeded when I held him, rocked him, and sang to him, like when he was a newborn.

As exasperating as it is at times, all I could think today was how lucky I am to have these boys in my life.  I love them SO MUCH it literally hurts.  Sure, it's tough at 3am when all you want it your warm bed, but they are so seriously incredible.  It pains me when they have a tough time falling asleep, and yet it is what they want and need most.  But the little cuddles, the sweet softness of breath, the silky skin up against yours... it takes my breath away.  I love you little bundles!