(wo)man vs. crib

For some reason I've not been ready to put Kyle in his crib. It seems way too huge for such a tiny baby (not to mention it's in the other room. Down the hall.). I haven't even wanted to lay him down in there for a nap! He's still sleeping in our bedroom in his snug-a-bunny sleeper (which he loves, and goes right to sleep at night) and napping in my arms or in the swing.

This is Kyle 3 weeks ago (I put him in his beautiful crib just long enough to take the picture):

sweet little baby!

But after 7 weeks of baby mostly napping on me, I realized I was making a classic first-time mom mistake and that this is not an ideal situation for real life. At some point I will want and need to put him down in his crib so I can get something done during nap time other than watch him sleep! And sadly enough, I won't always be around for him to snooze on. He also needs to get used to sleeping there, since he is growing at the speed of light and the snug-a-bunny won't last forever.

I decided today is the day to try and put him down for a nap in his crib. I could tell he was very tired, so after some coaching from my sister I swaddled him up, rocked him a bit, cranked up the lullabies and laid him down. First attempt = 3 minutes of sleep, then awake and confused. I gave him some love, rocked him a bit more, put him back down. Second attempt = 5 minutes of sleep. Did it one more time, and he slept in his crib for 30 minutes! I was very proud of both of us!

Sound asleep!

I'm definitely not ready for him to sleep here at night, but I'm going to try and put him down in his crib at least once a day so he can get used to it. Baby steps :)