Well...
I can officially say that Sleep Training Hudson was the best decision I've made thus far.
I sleep, Hudson sleeps, and I have one HAPPY baby throughout the day.
I would say it took that one night of "sleep training" to do the trick.
Ever since that first night, Hudson will talk to himself and MAYBE cry for a minute...then it's off to dreamland and this mom doesn't get up until the next morning between 7 and 8 AM.
HOORAY!!!!
Now, if we can just get him to stop doing this:
This is him during his nap right now.
(I know his outfit makes him look like a jail bird)
Check out those chubby feet
Don't freak out! Either Ethan or myself creep in on him and lower his blanket from his face once he has fallen into his slumber. You have to admit that it's pretty darn cute though! I just love him to the core. It's seriously the strangest thing...falling in love with your child. I never thought I could feel that sort of love. It's definitely made me reflect on my parent's love for me as I've grown. You grow up thinking your parents are out to get you, that they don't know what's really best for you, and that they secretly only had you to do their daily chores...at least that was my excuse/complaint every time I had to unload the dishwasher or pick up the dogs poop! I'm sure that my parents look at me and my sisters in the same loving way that I look at Hudson every day, and that kind of love is the most ultimate of gifts. And while we may briefly forget that love when they're screaming or keeping us up at night...it always comes flooding back.
People ask me from time to time if I ever got the baby blues or post partum depression. I was an emotional roller coaster after having Hudson. I was overwhelmed to say the least. The hardest adjustment I had was realizing I had nothing ready and a cluttered house when family got here. I was not ready for the amount of people in my home on that short of notice. I shouldn't have cared...they were there to help! I'm a very independent person...I like being alone most of the time. So asking for help with the house was embarrassing for me. So aside from that brief breakdown, the only times I ever cried were when I would look at Hudson, or talk about him and a wave of that love rushed over me. It's unreal.
On another note, good things are happening at this base again. Starting this week, people are going to be brought back up on PRP. Luckily, lately, due to the men/women sent from FE and Minot, Ethan is on a pretty normal schedule. No more month long back to back alerts! I would also like to take this moment to apologize to any spouse that was offended by my FB status referring to the people shoveling my driveway as "troublemakers" I was/am thankful for each and every one of your husbands/wives. At that exact moment, a very good friend of ours was doing the shoveling and I was only poking fun at that particular individual. I realized, after the fact, that for some of those that are down, this situation is very real and my status may have come off extremely rude. I had no malicious intent in my statement. I do, however, wish that people had the courage to confront me about it. I am not a mean/scary person to talk to, not to mention they would have had the pleasure of seeing my "OMG, I feel like an idiot" face...
I've always been SO terrible about the content and the manner in which it is read on social media
*FACEPALM*
On a SUPER good note...10 days to Colorado!!!
