5 Things I Love About My Son Sleeping Through The Night

1. I’m rigid when it comes to structure and schedules. Anyone that’s close to me will tell you that. Regardless of how our days fall into place, I like being able to predict – most of the time – how things will play out. Sure, there are always exceptions. I’m sure we’ll always have some bad nights here and there. For the most part, though, I know what my evenings will consist of and I can plan accordingly.

2. I like having some time to wind down at night. In the early days, as soon as I got the little guy to bed, I would rush around and try to get as much accomplished as possible because I never really knew how long he’d sleep. Now, after he goes to bed, I do what I need to do. Some nights I clean up around the house. Sometimes, I write or work on other projects. And, of course, there are nights when I do absolutely nothing other than waste time on the internet. Don’t we all?

3. I spend more time with my husband. During those first few months after we came home from the hospital, I was up and down all night and I almost always slept in the living room on the couch. I figured at least one of us may as well get some sleep. That was nice of me, wasn’t it? Seriously, though, I had the strangest schedule in the months following the birth of my son. I did my best not to let it disrupt everyone else, but I was almost always awake at 3-4 AM.

4. If I’m up at 1 AM, It’s almost always my own fault these days. It’s because I got side-tracked with something or I put off doing something until the absolute last possible minute. Either way, I only have myself to blame. It’s the exception rather than the rule these days that I’m up late because the baby was up and down all night.

5. I love the fact that I get to come home from work and spend time with my son when I’m in the mood to play, not work. That may sound strange, but our new schedule means that I get more done. It’s like a puzzle and the pieces now fit together perfectly. I spend time with him, get him ready for bed, and then sit down to work when the house quiets down late in the evening. I’m one of those people that are at their best late at night and at the beginning, I had a much harder time balancing that with his schedule and still getting enough sleep to function the next day.

When your little one started sleeping through the night, what did you love about it? Leave a comment and share.

Written by: Cristi Wuenschel