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Matthew took a few weeks, because I kept trying to lay him in a bassinet, and he hated it and would scream bloody murder. He went from 6# to 4# in those weeks and everyone was frantic. One night I stuck him in the bed with me because my inlaws were visiting and I didn't want him screaming. He slept all night, waking up slightly to nurse. He started gaining weight and I said phooey, this is the way to go! He started sleeping in his crib partially through the night at about 4 months and by a year old, he was all night long in his own bed. (Whenever he woke up in the crib, I just went and got him and nursed him and we both went back to sleep...this usually happened around 3am.)

With Josh, I abandoned the crib entirely. He slept with me till about 4 months old, then we went through the same thing.

Oh, he slept the whole night away the first night after he was born! Now he would wake up partially and I would nurse him right then back to sleep...he never really woke up and really, neither did I. I had none of that exhaustion I had after Matthew.

I think you do whatever works. This worked well for us.

"I think you do whatever works."

When they are infants they can't be spoiled, we were told, I think that's correct. But pretty soon they must know the difference between right and wrong.

Raising kids is the best thing I ever did. Even though I didn't want them and had to be talked into it by my wife, Jeanne. My Mom thought doing that was the reason for our existence.

I'm still searching for a pic.

2JM, I couldn't find the image of my son and my daughter together, I'll have to ask her where it is.

Here is my daughter as a senior in high school, 3 years ago, her self portrait. She doesn't look so different now. Don't you guys think that she's pretty?

What a nice story about your kids! For the last four or five of us, Mom had this big Longaberger basket that was designed to be a cradle - it had detatchable rockers and special mattress and everything. And she'd put it right by the side of her bed - she had a waterbed then, and they're low - until the baby was big enough to go in the crib.