The update
I am feeling much better - funny how more sleep seems to bring you right back to life!
Lance is more sleepy since he takes care of Alex most nights between ~2am to 6 am
Alex is actually sleeping better!!! For 2 nights in a row and a few nights last week he has only woke around 1:30-2 am for a bottle and then back to sleep until 5-6am! This is HUGE progress and we are very excited. He did have 2 nights in there that were pretty hard, maybe due to teething or getting a cold, etc.
We are starting a nighttime routine (I know... I know... I should've done this months ago - but, it's difficult when I'm working, so tired and just want some time with my boy before he goes to sleep). 8:00-8:15 read with Dad, 8:15-8:30 snuggle with Mom, and nurse if he wants, with lights out ( boring- we've realized that when he gets bored - he can sleep like in the carseat). Hopefully fall asleep by 8:30. So far, 2 nights have worked wonderfully. I was getting really worried about how much he would sleep in any one day. ~9 hours at night, 45 mintutes x 2 to and from daycare, 30 minutes at daycare = ~11 hours. This is definately on the lower end of what babies his age usually sleep.
He has only been nursing at night to go to sleep, sometimes in the morning before he goes off to daycare - and that's it. It seems like the endless nighttime nursing is over. He does still seem hungry in the middle of the night, though, so we do still feed him one 5-6 oz bottle. It seems to knock him right out.
Now for the funny places Alex does pass out. He slept like this while Dad watched tv for about 1.5 hours.
Bottom line is that since Alex is sleeping better - I think we are all feeling better. Lance isn't feeling so sleepy, I'm not so sleepy and Alex is just his usual smiley social self at daycare (even though he only takes 30 min nap!)
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