Lincoln loves to be held

Since the day he was born, Lincoln has always slept better if he was held. The closer he can be to someone's face and hot breath the better. If left to himself he stirs and struggles and wakes himself up. Luckily we've had Grandma and Grandpa Earl here so he's got lots of people wanting to hold him all day long.

Nighttime was more of a challenge. His bassinet is right next to our bed but it wasn't close enough. After a night or two with no one getting very much sleep we decided he would have to sleep with us at night, and since he had the apnea monitor on, we felt a little better about it. During the day you could find Lincoln nestled in someone's arms (usually mama or Grandpa Earl) or being worn in a sling or Bjorn carrier.

Well now that mom and dad Earl have gone back to AZ, we felt it was a good time to start getting Lincoln used to sleeping alone. The beginning was pretty rough but he's gotten to the point where most of his naps are taken alone in his bed and he's become an independent night sleeper as well - huzzah! Late in the afternoon and evening he has problems with reflux so he still gets held quite a bit but it's much, much better.