Zzzzz

Hudson has been having a lot of trouble with his sleep schedule lately. Mainly, night time is the problem. He has always been a night owl. When most babies have bedtimes of 7:30, 8:00, or even 9:00, Hudson has always stayed up until then or later and we have had to rock him and make him go to sleep. I guess we have brought this on ourselves in a way, because we never put him in his crib awake. We have always rocked him or let him fall asleep and then put him in his crib. C'mon, he's our first and we are major softies! But anyway, lately he has stayed up until 11:00 on average! I am usually so tired and just can't handle it anymore that I end up getting frustrated and make him sit on my lap and cry and it's so awful! I just wish there was an easier way! For the last few months he has become so much more independent and gets a major temper when he doesn't get what he wants. Hmm wonder where that came from?? Not me, that's for sure!! So going to bed is no different. If I sit him on my lap, he will scream and wiggle and throw arms so hard that I have to put him down! I guess all of it is just a sneak peak of what is to come in the terrible 2's. I know we will get through it and eventually he will go to bed at a normal child bedtime, but until then Ill just have to look at the bright side and savor those weekend mornings when we get to sleep in until after 9! Ahh how refreshing! :)

How could I be negative at all about anything though, when I get to see this in the mornings...