Is It Really That Simple?

Kate slept last night...and therefore, so did I.

Here's how it happened:
See, we have a sitter on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and she tries to follow the napping and eating schedule that we have set for Kate. Since Kate hasn't been sleeping well in her crib lately, we knew naps with the sitter would be tough. Well, she has three kids of her own who are now teens so she does know a thing or two about babies. When I got home, Kate was soundly napping and I asked her how she did it. She said Kate was on HER BELLY!

Could it really be that simple? Place your kid on her belly and she'll sleep? Now that we're past the dangerous SIDS peak age, and she can move her head and prop herself up, it's safe for her to sleep like that.

So, then WHY DIDN'T I TRY THIS EARLIER IN THE WEEK?

I'm not sure, but perhaps exhaustion prevented me from thinking of every option...you think?

Anyway, last night I did the bedtime routine as usual. When it was time to place her in her crib I said a silent prayer that tummy sleeping would work, and then gently lowered her into her crib onto her tummy. As usual, she woke up and started to cry as SOON as I put her in. She was up on her elbows looking up at the back of her room and crying. Because she couldn't see me, I stayed in the front of her room and watched her for the six or so minutes it took for her to calm herself down and lay her head down. I left the room, and called Jon to tell him the news and then went back to our room and waited about 1/2 hour. I went to check on her to make sure she was ok, and then I went to sleep and woke up to my alarm!

Jon said he checked on her quite a few times through the evening and she was very peaceful with just a few little cries. Of course, I'm at work now, so who knows how she did the rest of the night....but at least we feel we may be onto something!

Is it really just that simple?