The Plan (part 2) . . .

Okay, so tonight might be interesting. Gary and I had ourselves a date night and when we got home Riley was not in bed. Our babysitter tried to get him to go to sleep, but I think she secretly didn't mind keeping him up, hanging out with him, and reading him tons of books! I actually feel the same way, so I completely understand! I ended up getting him down at 8:20, an hour later than usual. He did take his two naps today, but they were a bit shorter than I would have liked. I am mentally preparing myself for the worst, but really hoping that things will go as smoothly as they did last night.

Here is the plan:

Tonight Riley will have to go 5 hours between nursings. Which means that the next time I will nurse him will be at 1:20 and then he can eat again at 6:20. If he wakes up before 1:20 I will go in his room and remind him that it is "Sleepy-time" and try to comfort him. If he is still crying after 10 minutes, then I will leave his room and he can cry until he falls asleep. In my experience, he usually cries no longer than 20-30 minutes before falling asleep, which I am mentally preparing myself to handle. Even though I got more sleep last night that I have had in a long time for some reason I was exhausted today, which makes me feel a little more sensitive. It might be a night full of tears for everyone, who knows? Then again, it could be fantastic! He often surprises me with how amazing he is.

Wish me luck!!