Julian was not an easy baby. He was your typical Dr. Sear's "High Needs Baby". He nursed every 45 minutes and didn't "sleep through the night" until he was about 2. (He was still waking 6 times a night at that point). I learned to kind of go with the flow with him and follow his cues. I was never away from him for longer than an hour or two until he was 18 months old. He never took a bottle and I was the only one who could put him to bed. A LOT of patience and understanding was needed on Jordan's and my part. It was not easy.
But you know what? It was all worth it and looking back, it was such a short amount of time! He's really turning into such a well-adjusted little boy. He is sweet, loving, and even cuddly! (He was NOT a cuddly baby). The past month or so he has been sleeping great at night! Only waking once or twice and falling asleep easily and on his own. Two weeks ago we started having him nap again and this week he has been able to fall asleep on his own for naps instead of me laying next to him for an hour. He's even been napping an hour straight lately, which is a rarity in and of itself.
As of this week, he is almost fully potty trained. (And he did that on his own, too!). He now knows that pee peeing in his undies feels yucky so he doesn't do it. While at the museum on Monday he was brave enough to potty in the public restroom. He even used the public restroom at the library on Tuesday. (He is terrified of public restrooms due to the loud hand dryers). He naps without a diaper on and will get up and use the potty before falling asleep and when he wakes up. Last night after I put his diaper on and was putting him to bed, he got up and walked around the bedroom looking for his potty so I brought the potty in the room and he used it. He doesn't stay dry overnight, in fact, sometimes he pees so much he leaks through, but I'm not concerned about that in the least. I'm just feeling incredibly "lucky" that he is potty trained at all at the age of 27 months! I was prepared to be changing his diapers for another year.
He's down to nursing maybe once a day and sometimes not at all. I'll admit that I cried hard the first night that I realized he didn't ask for any milky. (This was just a couple weeks ago). I'm okay with it now, because all little babies have to grow up and wean at some point...I just didn't know that it would be so emotional for me!
I am amazed at this little boy. This kind, smart little boy is a good listener and a fast learner. A lot of days I feel like I fail as a mom. I feel like I'm boring. Lazy. Mean. Etc. I don't live up to the standards of motherhood that I would like to live up to. But, he loves me anyhow! He calls me "Princess" and gets jealous when I'm hugging daddy. He hugs me tight when he's falling asleep at night and never wants to let me go. This little guy completely melts my heart and I feel so unworthy of his love. But, so incredibly grateful for it.
Hug your babies tight. Cherish every moment of clingyness, neediness and those horrible sleepless nights! They certainly grow up way too fast.
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