Extinction Burst . . .

Last night was pretty great, except for the 30 minutes of absolute screaming that happened at midnight. I've come to believe that my neighbors are either night owls, or deaf because I didn't get any upset knocking on my door last night. I don't think Riley couldn't have howled any louder! I must be getting hardened against the crying though, because I fell asleep in the middle of his cry-fest. Here is how our night went:

Down for bed at 8:00

woke at 10:37 - I let him cry himself back to sleep

asleep by 10:42

woke at 11:58 - I comforted him and told him it was Sleepytime, then laid him back down in his bed and the screaming began

I believe he went back to sleep around 12:30-ish

woke at 3:24 - My goal was to have him go 6 hours without nursing, but he went 7 1/2! He nursed until 3:39

woke for the day at 7:20

Not bad! I am interested to see what happens tonight. I think that I am going to try not nursing him at all tonight. We are going to load up on dinner, and nurse a lot before getting ready for bed. I think he and I are both ready to really take the plunge!

Wish us luck!