Being April

Okay, so my goal over the past couple of weeks has been to get DJ to sleep better. I got a book recommended by Kristy, and I read it, and I began to implement those ideas, which were basically to let him cry. Prior to this, I hadn't been allowing him for even up to a minute. After thirty seconds or so I would give up and rush to his aid. This book suggested that I just let him cry until he falls asleep and don't go to him for up to an hour at nap times and allow him to cry indefinitely at bed time. Well, I couldn't do that, but I did let him cry longer. The first day I tried doing this he cried for about 20 minutes. I went in every 5 minutes or so to return his pacifier to his mouth in hopes that he would just relax and go to sleep. It seems that He will never go to sleep after just crying, but after crying for a little while and then having the pacifier stuck in his mouth, he will go right to sleep. I just have a hard time knowing exactly how long...

I guess i need to retract my previous diaper commercial... This is the worst and most recent in a line of diaper explosions. It seems lately, that he builds up his poop for days and then lets it all go all at once.. making a mess out of everything and ruining the cutest of his clothes. I've tried hard to salvage the clothes but some of the stains come out better than others. How long does this last where he is blowing out every couple of days? These are pretty good diapers, so would switching brands help at all? or would I just be spending more for comparable quality. Anyways. DJ has been sleeping way better these last couple of days. Two days in a row six hours straight. It's exciting and it's a great relief after a while of getting just two or three hours of sleep per night. I don't know what I'm doing any differently, he seems to be making this change mostly on his own. I ordered a book that Kristy recommended, but i...