Sleep

Sleep was one of the main things I was worried about when we found out we were expecting. I'm a sleeper. I do (did!) best with 9+ hours a night. And when I go to sleep, I stay asleep until the morning. Well, pregnancy gave me a little taste of sleep issues/disruptions, but I knew a newborn would really rock my sleeping world. Before Thomas was born, I read all sorts of books, articles, blog posts about baby sleep. I was determined to be prepared and have a plan. First thing I was going to teach Thomas-- the importance of sleep! While I'd like to think that all of my efforts paid off (implementing the routines, waking a sleeping baby!), really I think we were blessed with a good sleeper.