Sweet Sleep!!

Last night Jack Griffin gave his mother the greatest gift in the world...6 consecutive hours of sleep!  He went to bed at 11pm and slept until 5am!  This was a minor miracle at our house considering that two weeks ago he was up screaming for two and three hours in the middle of the night.  This sleep miracle was not accomplished by Jack on his own; we owe thanks to many people for this.  First, we must thank the nurses at our pediatrican's office who have helped us immensely.  Jack has developed a little reflux and our sweet nurses have helped us diagnose his problem, given me amazing new mommy advice, and ultimately given us a prescription for reflux medicine, which has really helped settle Jack's tummy calm his reflux.  We also owe thanks to Maria Pappas who gave us a "Nap Nanny" at my baby shower in Houston and it has done wonders for Jack's sleep!  The Nap Nanny is an inclined sleep positioner and it helps Jack sleep after his late night and middle of the night feedings because sleeping flat on his back really intensifies his reflux.  We are also thankful for our ultimate swaddle blanket...Garrett swaddled Jack so tightly last night that he was a little burrito and he couldn't flail his arms and wake himself up.  Ultimately, though, I must thank Jack for his amazing ability to sleep for 6 hours at 4 and a half weeks old.  I'm praying that it happens again tonight (and every night after that!), but if I've learned anything about life with a newborn it's that things are unpredictable and ever-changing, so I'm sure I'll be up in the middle of the night tonight!

Jack asleep in his Nap Nanny...check out those chubby cheeks!!