I've said it before - Jackson is a champion sleeper! He has slept thru the night since he was about 3 months old. The downside to this is that he is not a snuggler. No rocking with his head on your shoulder, no swaying, no cuddling. He lets you know when he's ready to go to bed, and is not happy until he's laid down with his blanket. This is what he looks like after you lay him in bed. No fussing or anything. He just grabs for that blanket, and gets ready to go to sleep.
This is what Jackson looks like when you check on him after he has gone to sleep..JPG)
At first, I was very nervous that I always found the blanket covering his face. Flashes of magazine articles about not putting your baby in a crib with a blanket because they can suffocate. Well, I tried not giving him the blanket, and he wouldn't go to sleep. So, he gets his blanket and falls asleep with it over his face, and I check on him before I go to bed and fold the blanket down. Often, he'll wake up in the night and we'll hear him talking. Once the talking stops, I'll go in and check on him, and the blanket has once again migrated up to his face. I've also noticed that if I'm trying to get him to sleep during my few free moments at church - like during the 15 minutes of primary singing time - (remember, he's not a sleep in your arms baby - this can be VERY difficult!), if I put a blanket or a burpie over his face, he stops fighting much more quickly and falls asleep. Adam was not a "lovie" kid. He didn't have a stuffed toy, or a blanket, or anything that he HAD to have to go to bed. I remember a lot more rocking and patting to get him to sleep. Just another of the ways these guys are different.
4 comments:
that's so cute. Dalton was just like that and the blanket scared me too. So, I bought a very small blanket (like a lovey blanket) and that seemed to work.
but, he would go right down when it was time and sleep all night. He wouldn't fall asleep in your arms or the car, so there were a few down sides.
Clara loves to have the blanket over her face too! Thats how I put her to sleep when I'm holding her. She just started grabbing the edge of her blanket when I lay her down so I imagine she's not too far behind Jackson.
Lauren is like that with her crib too. She sleeps better in her crib then anywhere else. Although she does like to cuddle too, but when she is done, she tells you and asks to be put in bed. Jackson is so adorable. I often find the blankets over my boys heads when I check on them at night still. And I still fold them down when I check on them at night.
So cute! I love the blanket shot. Isn't it interesting that kids can be so different!
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