Sleepy Boy

For the first time since we started sleep training at the end of July, Caleb did not sleep through the night last night. He woke up in the middle of the night quite unhappy and cried for quite some time. Mom went into the nursery every few minutes to try and soothe him, but he did not go back to sleep for quite some time.

Being up part of the night makes for a very sleepy baby. Mom had intended to run some errands in the afternoon but did not do any of them because Caleb fell asleep in the afternoon. That meant that we all had to go out to the grocery store after dinner. When I got home from work, Mom and Caleb were waiting out front for me with a nice, warm greeting. Mom took my things and I took Caleb. I played with Caleb while we finished dinner and made a grocery list. But once we got into the car to head to the grocery store, Caleb fell asleep in his car seat.

Caleb has pretty much outgrown the Boppy sling and now rides exclusively in the Bjorn carrier. For the longest time, the Boppy sling was the preferred method of transport while at the grocery because it allowed Caleb to sleep while we shopped. Now that he rides in the Bjorn carrier, it's harder for him to fall asleep even though he is pretty cozy in there. He does sleep in there, just not as often.

Unfortunately, tonight, he woke up from his nap when Mom moved him from the car seat to the carrier. While we shopped, it was obvious he wanted to go back to sleep, but there was too much catching his eye. It was almost bath time when we got home from the grocery store. He went down pretty easily tonight and I'm pretty sure he was quite relieved to do so.