My parents wanted to go to the beach during their Oregon visit, so yesterday we all took a day trip to Tillamook.  Mom and dad’s longtime friends (the Phays) joined us at a restaurant in Garabaldi and we all had a nice lunch together.  

In a past blog entry I mentioned my consultation with a sleep trainer to help with Lex’s frequent night wakings.  Tim and I chose Friday night to initiate our designated “sleep training bootcamp.”  Basically the golden rule was to never let Lex fall asleep outside of his crib.  Tim went in to comfort Lex at five-minute intervals, but for the most part he left him in his crib and just patted and hugged him before leaving the room again.  I gotta admit, that first night was brutal.  I stayed out of the nursery because I wasn’t going to nurse Lex until later that night, but Lex cried on and off for about two hours (with his dad comforting him).  He finally did fall asleep on his own around 12:30 am, and then I nursed him when he woke again at 4 am.  The next night we saw marked improvement, and Lex fussed for only about thirty minutes before giving in and going back to sleep.  Then last night was amazing.  Our son went to bed at 6:30 pm and didn’t wake again until 3 am!  (Meanwhile Tim and I are used to waking up every three hours, so we didn’t sleep that well even though we were given the opportunity…)  We’re looking forward to tonight and hoping that we can have a repeat performance of last night.