In my last post I predicted the following and got three out of four coorect:
Today is H’s 4 month checkup complete with shots! I’m making the following predictions:
1. Hayes will be over 16 pounds… he’s huge, man, huge
2. Hayes will be over 25.5 inches
3. Hayes will be in the 80th percentile for height/weight/head size (up from 75% at the 2 month)
4. Hayes WILL NOT pee on anyone this time
So without further ado, here’s how I did on the predictions:
1. 16.6 — CORRECT
2. 25.75 — CORECT
3. 75% on height, weight and head circumfrence — WRONG
4. No pee. Anywhere. That was an easy one.
We’ve also received some guidance on The Sleep Challenge. We are starting the Ferber Method. For those of you who adhere to Sear’s philosophies, Spock’s sleep ideas, have babies who have always slept well or if you were just itching to find a way not to sleep through the night, here’s what we’ve gotten ourselves into: a sliding scale of time that goes up everyday as we let-him-cry himself to sleep.
That and we have to stop feeding him during the night(gasp!), stop rocking him (oh, no!) and take away his pacifier (oh shit!). And let him cry. And let him cry. And… well… let him cry. This should be fun. It’s one of those systems you pay into… with sleep and get a much more when all is said and done. Of course the amount we pay in to get him to sleep (they say it can take 7+ days) is going to suck.
Good times await!
Grace says:
May 26th, 2005 at 11:00 pm
My daughter cried the first two nights. Then it was over. We started on a Friday night (so we could sleep in the next day). So it was perfect. By Sunday night, there was no crying. We did have a basic routine we followed though so she knew what was going to happen. Bath. Jammies. Story. Sip of water. In crib. Lights out. Hope it works for you guys!
mrscrumley says:
May 27th, 2005 at 9:18 am
When I was fretting over Fuller not sleeping through the night, all these people were telling me to let him cry it out. Anyone, from my friends to my hairdresser, swore it only took 3 nights and he would sleep through the night. So I figured, 3 nights, let’s give it a try.
It worked. On April 2, 2005 I woke up at 5:45 and said, well, I think he just slept through the night.
Fuller does still have his moments where he wakes up at 4 am, but it takes about 10 minutes and he is back to sleep.
Meredith says:
May 27th, 2005 at 10:13 am
I was anxiously awaiting H-bomb’s stats. Eli goes in for the same check-up next Thursday and we’re placing bets. I know for sure he won’t be as big as Hayes. Although Eli is big enough to have fat cracks in his legs that require powdering from time to time. Lest the moisture start building alternative communities.
Good luck with the sleeping as always. YOu both should get medals for all the sleeplessness you’ve endured.
staci says:
May 28th, 2005 at 7:32 pm
Hang in there. I did the Ferber method with my daughter (who is now three) and she is a terrific sleeper now. She was a terrible sleeper when she was HBomb’s age. Ferber’s method really does work… but I spent a lot of time crying outside my daughters bedroom door waiting for her to fall asleep. Good luck to you. Your whole family is going to be getting sleep soon!
AJ says:
May 28th, 2005 at 8:19 pm
Suggestion: A few days before the next check-up, post a photo of HBomb and let us place our own guesses.
Purplemartini says:
June 4th, 2005 at 10:44 pm
My Son Zach is a bit older than Hayes. He’s 4 and a half months old. We have been sleep trainging him for a week. He does cry every night when we put him down 4 nights out of 5 but he hasn’t been up in the middle of the night once. Since he’s now sleeping in his own room quietly I sometimes worry that he’s going to die in his sleep. How morbid is that? I guess the worry is minor compared to having him sleep with us and nursing 4 or 5 times a night.