We Have a Situation

A swaddling situation that is I mean.  Our current big step is trying to get Cohen used to sleeping not swaddled.  The main reason we made this decision is because I'd be getting up 2 or 3 times in the night just to reswaddle the Houdini.  Plus he's so close to rolling over, I'm deathly afraid he'll roll over in his sleep swaddled.  Here, let me show you what I mean by Houdini:

  It is kind of funny because I'll hear him fussing on the monitor and then I'll hear blankets rustling.  That's how I know he's escaped.  No matter how tight the thing is, he gets out.  I mean seriously, the blanket turns into a mini baby tourniquet but the kid still manages to get out of it.  I've been working him up to this point by putting him in just a sleep sack for naps.  I figured we might as well do it now and get it to happen.
  So, Thursday was Night 1.  He fell asleep around 8:30 and woke himself up about 1.  And then was up until 3...screaming.  And I mean screaming.  No matter how much rocking I would do and how out of it he'd be when I would put him back down, he would wake himself up screaming.  So finally I gave him a bottle and I think he was just extremely tired and slept until almost 8.  His naps throughout the day Friday were longer because the booger was catching up on his z's from Thursday night.
  Last night was Night 2.  It was much better - just a little stirring but no screaming fits like the night before.  However, he did decide he wanted to get up at 6:45 but we made him sleep in bed with us until 8.  Don't tell on us.
  So our swaddling journey continues.  I'm thinking a good restless week until he finally gets used to it.  Keeping my fingers crossed that this will help him eliminate his 1 nightly bottle and help him sleep all night finally.  The Situation to be continued....

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