Layla's sleep journey began much differently than Lincoln's because I was educated. I knew all about wake windows and naps, but most importantly, I knew that the newborn stage goes fast and instead of HATING each wake-up, I had the mentality of "this too shall pass" which was honestly refreshing after having such a hard postpartum period with Link. I felt lucky to have such a happy peanut instead of dreading crossing the room to feed her.

However, my kids are only 15 months apart and that brought on some new struggles that I was not fully prepared for. I did the one thing I said I would NEVER do: co-sleep. Unlike with Lincoln, I now had a 15 month old to chase while cluster-feeding, changing dirty diapers constantly, and bonding with a newborn. When Link went to bed each night, I wanted to, too, since I was exhausted. The first waking each night, I'd grab her and put her in bed with me so I could fall asleep while feeding her and she'd fall asleep after feeding.

​Let me start by saying that I went into this baby sleep with zero knowledge. Literally. Wake windows meant nothing to me (I hadn't even heard of this term until I began searching for help). Every nap from the time Lincoln was born to 4 months was in my arms. He was in the pack'n'play in my bedroom with a sleep sack and white noise, but that was it as far as my knowledge of sleep for babies. 

At 6 months this is an example of his day: 

• 6:30 wake
• 8:20 nap for 21 minutes
• 10:52 nap for 31 minutes
• 1:26 nap for 26 minutes
• 5:15 nap for 21 minutes
• 7:00 down for night
• Wake at 10:07, 12:43, 2:10, 5
• 7 wake 

Let me start by saying that this project is probably better for children 3 and up. He was able to understand small and big, but I felt like it was a little over his head. (He's 21 months here). 

I created three different sized circles on the ground and labeled them S, M, L to symbolize small, medium, and large. Lincoln has been really into rocks lately so I explained that we were going on a rock hunt and needed to find big and small rocks. He was all about it!