Okay, here goes - I have no idea if this will actually show up where I think its supposed to on this website - its my first attempt at a blog!
Last night we finally decided to do something about DS's horrible sleeping patterns. We realize its not his fault, and that most of the problems we have taught him. SO we did our own version of cry it out. After his nightly routine, I nursed him and put him to bed. He woke up two minutes after that, and we let him cry for about 50 mins total (on and off) as we comforted him. It was TOUGH. I felt so heartbroken. He stuck to his typical pattern last night (waking every two hours) but instead of jumping to get him right away, we let him cry for about 5-10 minutes each time before going in to comfort him. By this morning, it seemed that he wasn't crying nearly as much... so I am hopeful it is going to work.
I never thought I would get to this point... I of all people disagreed with CIO SO much, but alas all the other types of things we have done have never worked. The lack of sleep is really starting to drain me, and I have to go back to work in a few months.
When I realized this morning he was still his normal happy self, I definately felt better. Here's hoping tonight is easier (and that he sleeps more)!!