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Well, yesterday was our anniversary. We couldn't go anywhere because the baby is too young yet to go out in public. Immune system and all, being that he was only three days old yesterday.

But, he gave us both the best anniversary present we could have asked for last night: five and a half hours of uninterrupted sleep.

SewTexas wrote:this is the hammock I was telling you about, there are a few others around the webs, you can google around if you're interested, although, I'll tell you, this one is probably one of the best and mentions the other one I like down toward the end.

http://lifeontheroof.blogspot.com/2010/ ... mmock.html My daughter would have loved this thing!

Interesting. I might give that a try. He does seem to settle down when I walk when holding him, and both times he's been in the car (coming home from the hospital and going to the pediatrician this morning) he fell right asleep as soon as the car started moving. This might be a good solution.

At around two o'clock this morning, while he was wailing his lungs out, I remembered that he seemed to rock out to Queen in utero when it came on the radio. So I started singing Bohemian Rhapsody to him. By the third line he was quiet, and by the time I got to "He's just a poor boy from a poor family. Spare him his life from this monstrosity" line, he was sound asleep. I told my wife to get some sleep and held him while sitting in the recliner for a little over three hours. He slept the entire time, and I fell asleep somewhere along the way, too. I then put him in his bassinet and he continued to sleep for another hour until he got hungry. So my wife was able to get four hours of uninterrupted sleep this morning, and I'm thankful for that.

Thanks, everyone.

At this point, I'd trade in his new rifle and all my guns for some sleep, though.

When do they stop crying all night long?

Welcome my new son to the world!

Baby Kythas was born at 1:52 am on Sept 11, 2013, weighing 8 lbs 4.1 oz.

I bought him a Ruger 10/22 that afternoon as his first rifle.

I expect him to become a member of this forum in 2034.