sleep improvements

Elliot's in the process of perfecting falling asleep. He used to fuss and eventually roll over. For almost the last 2 weeks he's skipped the fussing and is getting better about just closing his eyes when he's tired. He's not there yet but he's getting the hang of it. The middle of the night wakings are still tough. He's still getting up an average of 3 times each night. He's been able to sooth himself to sleep a few times after just 30 seconds or so but it's not a regular thing at all. Sometimes he just wants a pacifier; other times after even an hour he's not asleep again and I feed him just so I can sleep and get up for work. I know I'm enabling him but sleep deprivation takes over.

I'm glad we didn't end up using the Ferber Method of crying it out simply because it didn't feel right for us. I felt like it was the only option left but now when I see him going to sleep on his own for naps and bedtime I know he's getting the hang of it. Hopefully that will spill into his middle of the night wakings as well.