The first several weeks

After the first couple of weeks with Declan home, things turned into an enjoyable experience. Declan put himself on a four hour schedule (with a little help from me). He would be quite good at waking up just at the right time to be fed. He would often be fed at 7, 11,3, 7, 11, and then gradually his breaks between feedings at night got longer. By 5 weeks he slept all night for the first time (all night meaning 11 o'clock until 6 in the morning). That happened once, and then it started happening here an there. By three months he was consistently sleeping the night. By three and a half months he started sleeping from 8 until 7. Now (at 8 months) he is sleeping from 7:30 until 7:30. It has been such a blessing! Sometimes he sleeps in even longer.

Here are some pictures of Declan during the first several weeks: