For the Love of Sleep

Oliver may be many wonderful things, but one that he has not been is a solid sleeper. From the get go, it took us MONTHS to get him to sleep somewhere other than directly on our chests/in our arms. Then came the many sleep swaddles. The muslin blanket...the pod....the swaddleme...and finally the truly miracle Miracle Blanket. As close to a baby straight jacket as I can imagine, Ollie has loved the comfort of being bound up in this for months! Alas, the time has come to both experiment with him sleeping out of this swaddle, as well as out of the swing (with a now burned out motor!). 

Stage 1 = trying to replicate the comforting shape of the swing, but in the crib:

Success!! He now takes all his naps like this! (As viewed from our video monitor:)

Stage 2: Move from the Miracle Blanket to a Merlin's Magic Sleep Suit. (I now understand why these names are not absurd, but rather completely accurate - only miracles and magic could make a baby sleep!!!!)

Today will be our first test run of this sleep suit - fingers crossed!!!