And the rollercoaster continues...

Our lives continued to be so unpredictable that April and May.  Nathan continued to wake often during the night, even after he passed the 7 month mark. We were incredibly sleep deprived.  At this point, he was even having difficulty falling asleep. This was our one highlight of the night. He was also continuing to fail to switch to a bottle. This was another one of the obstacles of him as a baby. Amy was breastfeeding from the start; we attempted bottles around the 4 week mark and continued to no avail for about a month. Every few feedings, we'd try again, but again, without success. This kid is stubborn! He was eating solid foods without issue, so that's a positive!  During the middle of the month, Nathan was put on an antibiotic after struggling to shake a cough that persisted for several weeks. Funny thing was he never coughed at night. 
 

Enjoying the outdoors at Easter

On April 25th, we started "sleep training" after putting Nate down for the night. You know, if he's crying, you go in at a set time to let him know you're there and then walk out? Seemed simple enough; we were already used to listening to him cry. After about an hour and a half, he fell asleep and stayed sleeping until 5:30. Success! The second night, after about 45 minutes, he fell asleep and slept until 5:30. Success! We were excited! Our success was short-lived as a night 3, he fell asleep without an issue, but then was up screaming from 12:45-2:45. Not too horrible. Night 4: back to sleeping through the night!  Maybe we were onto something!!

The boys playing together

We passed the 8 month mark without issue. Nathan was making gains developmentally. He scooted back into a sitting position right after the 6th, pulled himself up on the 10th, waved bye-bye on the 18th, crawled on the 20th, and fed himself on the 21st. What a busy month!! He was even able to sit through a car ride with me and my Mom to watch me bowl in Hagerstown and had a fabulous weekend!  Despite going back to his old sleeping schedule toward the end of the month, we were putting May in the books on the success side!

Someone is very proud of himself!

And the kid is standing!