Separation Anxiety

Aidan slept in his crib last night.

Well, maybe I should rephrase that. Aidan slept in his crib for approximately forty-five minutes last night. He did great - he was awake when I put him down in his crib, he quickly fell asleep, and he slept like a perfect little angel.

I, however, did not do so great. I will be perfectly honest and tell you - I cried for a good fifteen minutes! I know it sounds completely irrational, but not being able to see him sleeping right next to me in bed really upset me. I mean, what if something happens - what if he stops breathing?!? What if he wakes up and sees that he's not right next to Mommy?!? What if his pacifer falls out and he wants it?!? What if...?!? (the list goes on and on...)

I got up to check on him (even though my ear was glued to the baby monitor) literally every five minutes. Once I was almost okay with having him sleep in his own room, I think Alex's emotions got the better of him, too. He also had his ear glued to the baby monitor... He finally suggested that I go back into Aidan's room and get him so that he could sleep with us. Of course, I hopped right out of bed and got him. After Aidan was back in bed with us, we all slept really well.

We're planning on putting Aidan to bed (in his own crib) around 9pm tonight (usually he just goes to bed with us around 11:30pm). When we're ready for bed, I'll get him out of his crib and he can sleep with us. This will help Mommy (and Daddy) to get used to the idea of Aidan sleeping in his own crib. We'll get there... eventually. Who knew it would be so difficult to wean MOMMY and DADDY? I thought we were supposed to be weaning AIDAN! =)