Free and Easy

Up until a week ago, Timmy slept like this:



All swaddled up like a baby burrito... he couldn't fall asleep without being all tucked in. So every nap, and every night, we swaddled him.
About a month ago, we tried to "wean" him off the swaddle. At naptime, we would leave an arm out, then both arms out, but his naps were about 45 minutes shorter when his arms were free, so we went back to swaddling. Last Wednesday, his naps were only 35 minutes even though he was swaddled, so we decided to make a clean break.

Surprisingly, Timmy did very well. A coupe of nights we have had to go give him his pacifier once before we go to bed, but he still sleeps from about 7pm to 6:30am, waking up once around 3 or 4 to eat.

He takes full advantage of his new found freedom, sprawling out, taking up most of the crib.





Now if only we could get him to eat when I'm not home... (but that's a story for another day...)