sleeping after a long day at the pool

is there anything more fabulous than having your perfect soft and warm baby cuddled up and sleeping on you after a long day in the sun?

obviously, the answer is no, there is nothing better in the world.  unless you are a heartless bastard.  only kidding...only kidding.

here we are after the pool one day.  mike captured the two of us napping together.  i wonder if i can convince quinn to take naps like this until, say, his wedding day and then only on holidays thereafter.

aspiring to be a good sleeper

quinn is not the best sleeper.  not by any stretch of the imagination.  i KNOW i have mentioned this before, but it bears repeating.  mike and i do not subscribe to the "cry it out" method either.  we prefer to be more gentle in the ways that we get quinn to sleep.  i was so happy to pick up a copy of this book:

it is not a quick fix but it is one that has left mike and i feeling good about the subtle changes that we have begun implementing.  sure, quinn might not sleep through the night for a few months, but at least there is an end in sight.  

so far we have noticed a few changes in quinn's sleep.  he awakens every 3-5 hours instead of every 2-3.  he actually prefers his bed to being next to me most of the time (we still enjoy the occasional co-sleeping a few times a week when he just needs some extra loving).  his naps are much easier and some even last more than 45 minutes!  i think we are heading toward a better place.  it could be that he is just getting his %$@* together or it could be that this book is helping.  either way, i will take it!