Sleeping On His Own

cayden has been sleeping on his own for a couple of months now. he used to sleep with tantan and i but since baby number 2 is on the way, we had to train him to sleep on his own bec baby#2 will be taking over his place =D

we said we'll train him once he's 1 yr old. but we waited till after a month later because when we came back here from our holiday in the phils, he went to nursery and we didnt want to add to the stress of being away from us gave him. my mom came end of june (cayden stopped going to nursery then) and soon after, we bought cayden his proper toddler bed (he didnt want to sleep in his old crib).

at first, we thought tantan and i would need to sleep with him in his room, take it one step at a time. but we were surprised that he slept without any hitch. he slept through till about 6am. we didnt get any sleep (mostly me) for the 1st week because any slight movement, i'd be up and in his room right away, which was really unnecessary. he would usually sleep through the night but wake up really early in the morning (around 5 or 6am). when he used to sleep with us, he'd sleep through till about 7 or 8am. no complaints there, anyhow. he's sleeping on his bed in his own room by himself.

but lately, he'd wake up in the middle of the night crying, asking for milk, and i guess, a cuddle. thing is, he would not stop until it's me who comes to him. my mom and tantan couldnt pacify him. i think he could sense that in the near future, there'll be competition for mommy's attention.

he sleeps at around 8:30pm. then would sleep through until around 3am.  i have to get up and give him some milk and a cuddle. then he'll go back to sleep but sometimes,  i'll ask tantan to just get cayden and bring him to our bed. bad practice, i know! to be honest, i miss him sleeping beside me. i miss smelling him when he's asleep. so i dont really mind him moving back to our bed. another reason is, im getting heavier and i dont feel much comfortable anymore. and lying down on his bed is not that comfortable (not that it's not soft or anything - it's just small for me =D). if tantan goes to cayden's room to attend to him, he'll just carry on crying until i come to the rescue.

i know we'll need to stop moving him back to our bed. but at the moment, it's convenient for me to just bring him there rather than get up twice to pacify him. i hope this is just a phase and once he sees there's no need to worry about mommy not having enough time for him when baby #2 comes, he'll feel more confident sleeping on his own again.