Who needs sleep?

I have felt at times that I would have the perfect child if only she would sleep better. We tried multiple times to sleep train her-- not even necessarily to get her to sleep through the night, but to sleep better in general. Less waking up, less needing to be nursed to sleep every single time. Last week we finally had a breakthrough. I was so excited I wanted to blog all about it, but at this point it sounds like a pretty boring blog post. I figured I could write out all of the method we used so in the future I would have a record of what worked if we have another kid with sleep issues like Camilla. 

However, suffice it to say that it took about two nights for Camilla to learn that she didn't need to eat at night and she now sleeps through the night. I never thought it would be possible. I no longer tense up when I hear her stir because I know if I just leave her alone, she'll be out again in a couple of minutes. 

If you're not a mother, you probably don't get why this is such a big deal. I never understood how awful it is to be sleep deprived. I can't believe I've been waking up after no longer than 4 hours of sleep at a time for the past 8 months. It's like life can start back up again now because I've managed to jump back on the train. Or at least I'm catching up to it. Now that Camilla sleeps at night, she has decided she doesn't need to nap during the day. So there is still progress to be made before we have the truly perfect child, but I love her even more for making this big step. If you want a picture, there is a new 8 month picture under the "Watch Camilla Grow" tab. I might go watch Camilla sleep for a bit, since it's so easy to miss them when they are out cold and at peace.