The New Evening Plan

Eli is now sleeping, more or less consistently, through each night. Last night he gave us a seven hour block, a brief wake to eat, and a four hour block. We welcome this new development. Being scientists, we'd like to know what 'worked' and got him to sleep. Was it putting him to bed earlier? Bathing him each night? Simple luck? We'll never know.

But now that Shelby and I are getting significant amounts of uninterrupted sleep each night our bodies are recovering. We are both spending a frighteningly large amount of time dreaming each night, a symptom of light sleeping. I think the last six months conditioned us to listen for Eli's cry; we now need to retrain ourselves to sleep soundly!

It also creates unusual scheduling issues. On days like today when I play basketball before work, I need to rush home by 5 PM if I want to see Eli. But it does create a blissful window each evening where Shelby and I can eat in peace and even do some work (if necessary).