crying it out

so i decided to try letting her cry and not going in at all. not even to lay her back down. it turns out, this has worked. at least for yesterday. jordan will cry for a max of 15 minutes and it's not continuous loud crying. and eventually, she'll settle down. this morning, she only cried for 5 minutes and then went to sleep. once though, she fell asleep sitting hunched over because she didn't find a way into a sleep position. :T i laid her back down and then she fussed, but slept. now i'm trying to figure out how to space her naps so she's getting sufficient rest at the right times.

the amazing part is we decided to try letting her cry when she fusses at night. the reason why we didn't do this before is we were afraid to wake the neighbors. however, it turns out that she fusses for a mere 5 minutes (at least last night) and then goes back to sleep. she didn't need us or the pacifier yesterday! thank God! i still was on edge and wanted to make sure everything was ok with her because i put a cuddle blanket in there with her. but she was fine.

i keep reminding myself to enjoy this as long as it lasts for because it won't last forever. she's not a robot and there will be waking moments again. but for now... she's sleeping like a baby.