RJ SLEEPS THROUGH THE NIGHT!!!

Much like this sister, RJ is not a born sleeper. He sometimes gives us a good 4 hour stretch in the middle of the night – but typically, he sleeps the best and the longest when snuggled up in our arms. Even the snuggle technique only keeps him asleep for a few short hours. So – when I put the kids to bed last night, I was prepared for another typical night in the Galasso household. RJ falls asleep. Rosie falls asleep. Carry RJ to his crib. Carry Rosie to her bed. RJ wakes up, comes into bed with us. Rosie wakes up, Rich goes into bed with her. This is pretty much a nightly pattern in our household. Not last night.
Rose fell asleep, face first, on my bed at 10. RJ was not far behind her. I carried RJ into his crib and laid him down gently – he didn’t stir. I carried Rosie into her room and put her on her bed. She moved around, and I thought for sure she would be up shortly. While Rich was still at hockey practice, I sat on our bed and tried to finish off my homework before one of the kids woke up. RJ woke up first.

He woke up, had a little snack and then fell back to sleep on my bed. I kept him there, expecting him to wake up and want to eat again at any minute – but he stayed asleep. Rich got home and held RJ for a few minutes before I carried him back to the crib. At 1:30, I shut down the laptop and tried to put myself to bed. I didn’t even want to fall asleep because I was just waiting for someone to wake up.

6:15 rolls around – and Rosie is standing up on her bed yelling “Mom! Come get me! I need Mommy!” Rich nudges me and says “Rosie is up.” I sit up, look around and start to get out of bed. Then he asks “where is the baby?”

“In the crib.”

“Oh – you got him back in?”

“I never took him out…”

Panic sets in immediately. What is wrong with my son? Why didn’t he wake up in the middle of the night? I grab the monitor and take a look – he is still peacefully on his side, just like I left him. Now I am in a full panic and Rosie is starting to freak out. I bribe her with chocolate milk if she will just stand in the hall quietly for a few minutes while I check on RJ. She does…and I open his door. As I open the door, he rolls just slightly onto his back. Phew – he is fine. Which means…

HE SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT!!! WOO-HOO!!