As I'm sitting in my bed waiting for William to fall back asleep, I'm struck with surprise for how quick I've been to go to him when he makes the slightest sound or starts to fuss. Part of that is I don't want him to wake up Grant since he hasn't been sleeping all that great, but I think the other part is just having a newborn/baby in the house again. When I was pregnant with him, I kept thinking "oh I know what I'm doing, this is my 3rd baby" but I still have questions and still want to run to him right away when he fusses. I posted a question on Facebook, and it felt a little weird. I felt like I should know it already, but at the same time I know each kid is different and I don't know everything. I know that he needs to learn to self soothe so that he's not dependant on me to fall back asleep, but that's definitely easier said than done. Kensi really never learned to self soothe because we were so worried about her waking up Isabelle that we also ran to her when she started fussing at night. With William, he won't be sharing a room so it's not quite as urgent that we get him back to sleep. I'm hoping that will help me not jump so fast when he fusses at night, well once he sleeps through the night and is in his own room at night. Guess we'll find out soon enough!
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