At night, Scout likes to sleep, but she wakes up every 3-4 hours to eat. She’s been that way since we brought her home from the hospital…until about a week and a half ago.
7:55 PM: Scout goes to bed.
8:12 PM: Scout wakes up.
8:30 PM: Scout goes to bed again.
8:36 PM: I go to bed.
11:54 PM: I wake up and wonder why Scout isn’t up.
11:58 PM: Wonder if she’s still breathing.
11: 59 PM: Scout makes a noise. I figure she’ll wake up in the next 30 minutes.
2:27 AM: Wake up and realize Scout has been asleep for 6 hours straight! Jump out of bed to see if she’s breathing…she is.
2:31 AM: I realize my boobs are about to explode. I contemplate waking her up, but decide to pump instead.
2:40 AM: Pump only a little because I’m sure she’ll wake any second.
3:37 AM: Nudge Kiefer “accidentally,” and say, “Oh, good! You’re awake.Go check Scout. She’s been asleep for 7 hours and it’s freaking me out.”
3:38 AM: He checks and confirms she’s fine.
4:19 AM: Calm down enough to start to drift off.
4:27 AM: Scout wakes up after 8 hours of sleep in a row.
And that’s why I always get less sleep than Scout.
Thoughts Appear 
April 11th, 2014 at 9:39 am
Is that a real picture of your baby? Because that is one adorable baby…
April 11th, 2014 at 9:40 am
Yep! She’s a cutie!
April 11th, 2014 at 9:42 am
I love babies… strangely, babies love me… never trust a man that babies… and dogs… don’t like.
April 11th, 2014 at 9:40 am
My kids are 7 months old an 4 years old. I have been through this with both of them. Always waking up randomly to check if their breathing (we they were newborns). It’s a mom thing lol. With breastfeeding I do recommend waking your baby up to feed. It also helps with getting a day routine down. Good Luck momma! Hopefully you get some more sleep soon!!
April 11th, 2014 at 9:53 am
She is so flawless you can almost smell the powdery scent of perfection in those cheeks. Yay, you and Kiefer. 🙂
April 11th, 2014 at 9:57 am
Sooooo sweet!
I mean Scout, not your lack of sleep. I think the worrying that they’re breathing is something most moms do. And yes, the boob-exploding feeling. I definitely remember that, yikes.
April 11th, 2014 at 10:00 am
The first time Harry slept through the night was really scary. I actually wrote a little blurb on my my blog about it! [ http://rebnicblog.wordpress.com/2014/02/26/mini-panic-attack/ ]
I hope you begin to sleep better. I have just started sleeping through the night also, and he has been doing so for about five weeks now.
April 11th, 2014 at 10:02 am
AND DONT PARTY LOUD WHEN THERE ARE CHILDREN UPSTAIRS
April 11th, 2014 at 10:18 am
I had to giggle at this one because I was purposely “loud” (not really loud, but didn’t walk on egg shells either) when we brought Peanut home. He’s three months now and he will sleep through the vacuum going on the dogs barking. Woohoo!
April 11th, 2014 at 10:13 am
Aww…I think I would be totally paranoid too wondering if my baby’s breathing…I mean, they’re so tiny! Besides, it probably goes against nature for BOTH the mom and the baby to sleep for 6 or more hours straight.
So this boob-exploding feeling…really? So many things to look forward to…
April 11th, 2014 at 11:31 am
Boob-exploding…it’s a real feeling. I remember when my milk came in and I woke up with gigantic, painful boulders on my chest. They had doubled in size overnight and my t-shirt was soaked. Part of me was really excited to have boobs for once, though. The other part didn’t want anyone to even breathe near them.
April 11th, 2014 at 10:16 am
Aw hahah! It’s exciting when they start to sleep longer, but scary too! Peanut is a VERY light breather and sometimes I have to slap myself in the face to wake up and focus on watching his chest rise and fall because I can never actually hear him.
April 11th, 2014 at 11:11 am
She is beautiful! Xo
April 11th, 2014 at 12:50 pm
Been there done that, girl! I promise it gets easier with time.
Oh that face! How can you keep from kissing her every second of the day?
April 11th, 2014 at 1:20 pm
Thank you for that precious pic of Scout. All is good with the world now that I have gotten my chubby cheek baby fix. :):)
April 11th, 2014 at 1:31 pm
Look at those cheeks!
Oh yes, you now have “mom ears.” You will eventually sleep through the night too, but it takes a while. 🙂
April 11th, 2014 at 4:18 pm
So small, so cute!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
April 11th, 2014 at 4:42 pm
That little angel is depriving you of sleep?! Hard to believe. You’ll get better at sleeping and she’ll find a way to change that.
April 11th, 2014 at 9:40 pm
My daughter was always a really good sleeper too. It scared the crap out of me at first when she’d go so long at night, but I soon learned to savor it, mostly because I knew she (and I) would fall victim to sleep regression.
April 12th, 2014 at 3:24 am
Ahhh Sleeping through the night is such luxury, my lil started sleeping through the night after approx 8 months and man it was unbelievable, you are absolutely I went through same anxiety in the early phase, “Is she breathing”, “She must be hungry”. But deep down it was a relief.. So congratulations on this new milestone 🙂 Happy times ahead..
April 12th, 2014 at 4:54 pm
Never wake a sleeping baby is the “prime imperative”. I remember those days.
Leslie
April 12th, 2014 at 5:01 pm
I love this! I went through this and I know exactly what you mean!
April 13th, 2014 at 4:43 pm
I remember the first night Li’l D slept eight hours. I awakened feeling remarkably refreshed, then looked at the clock, saw the time and was immediately convinced my days as a mom were over . . . but no. All was well, for that moment. 🙂
April 14th, 2014 at 3:04 am
Worrying about whether you’re baby’s still breathing… exploding boobs. More things to add to my “reasons you actually don’t want to be a mother, you just think you do” list 😉
Scout is adorable.
April 14th, 2014 at 12:28 pm
8 hours in a row??? No wonder her adorable little face looks so peaceful. Condolences to your boobs.
April 14th, 2014 at 9:21 pm
Adorable!!
April 14th, 2014 at 11:27 pm
Haha oh gosh so I’m guessing that whole “you’ll sleep when the baby sleeps” thing is a myth, eh? 😉 She looks lovely though! And 8 hours = wow wow wow.
April 15th, 2014 at 8:03 am
8 hours? That’s amazing! And yes, I remember the freak out on that first sleep through the night night. Checking if they are ok and breathing. Hate to tell you this, but it won’t last. Or it might, but she will revert back to constant feeding during a growth spurt. But that is great that she’s at least giving you 8 hours. Now you just have to try to sleep!
April 18th, 2014 at 12:38 am
ahahaah! oh the life of being a parent. so glad i have a decade or so until i have kids
April 23rd, 2014 at 4:40 pm
There’s nothing quite like losing sleep because your baby is sleeping. There’s also “oh my god I must take advantage of this” feeling while trying to get some sleep which then robs you of any sleep.
April 26th, 2014 at 8:02 am
Thoughts! She’s such a cutie. Those cheeks! Congratulations :).
April 28th, 2014 at 1:53 pm
It get’s better! Months later I still don’t know what was worse: wondering what to do about waking/pumping or getting up because you think the kiddo isn’t breathing. I think it was the pumping because you can check on the breathing. You never do know when to pump and when to wait do you?
April 28th, 2014 at 2:00 pm
Oh my god YES! I will pump, and as soon as I’m done, she wakes up.
May 20th, 2014 at 5:21 am
She’s super cute!!!