Sleep isn't My Thing

Apparently I don't like to sleep anymore.  Why do I say that?  Because I am not doing very much of it these days and I am surprisingly ok with it (most of the time).

Folks, here's the thing.  You all know Jensen doesn't/ hasn't slept well.  The little guy is 10 months old almost 11 and he has not ever slept through the night.  I do vaguely remember him doing it one time many moons ago, but it hasn't happened since.  5 am is the closest that we have come to "sleeping thru the night", but most nights he wakes up around 12-1 and again at 5.  Adalyn wakes up around 2-3 and then at 6:30-7 for the day.  Both of them go back to bed fairly easily in the middle of the night, but they still wake us up and get us out of bed.  Adalyn just has to be walked back to her bed and Jensen wants to nurse, but then goes back to sleep easily.  McKay is a good sport and helps out when he hears them.  But many times he sleeps right through it thou (lucky).

If you would have told me that Jensen still would not be sleeping through the night at 10 months when I was pregnant I probably would have curled up right then and given up.  Because I lived for sleep.  Before Jensen I took naps everyday and still slepted for 10 hours a night.  I could not imagine waking up multiple times a night and I was scared to not have a good sleeping baby.

But now after living through the past few months I have realized that you can survive (within reasons) on less sleep.  And dare I say that it has been just fine.  Yes we go to bed earlier then we used to and we take turns taking a nap on the weekend but I don't even have to nap during the weekdays anymore.  My body has adjusted and I am used to the multiple wake up calls in the middle of the night.  I let him continue waking up a lot because it kept my milk supply up.  If you ever are struggling to keep your milk supply up, feed your baby a few times a night.  Really can help a lot.  Adalyn slept through the night at a very young age and I struggled to have enough to feed her through out the day.  Wish I had known to feed her in the middle of the night, we could have maybe nursed longer. oh well...

BUT

With all of that being said the time has come (for reals this time.   It is not our first attempt, but hopefully it will be our last) for Jensen to sleep through the night.  I have let it go on long enough.  I know he is capable of not eating for 8 hours straight.  So starting this weekend we will be "helping" him sleep through the night.  No more 12 am feedings.  We tried it once this weekend and he cried for 40 minutes off and on until I gave in :P.  I think the 1st night will be the worst, but then I think he will get the hang of it.  We will see.

Any suggestions on how we should go about sleep training him?  I know he is old, but I am grateful that he has been able to nurse.  Adalyn trained herself, no tools were needed so we are newbies at this.  Wish us luck!