Ode to the Car Seat

I would like to pay tribute to the car seat. You know the one. The tiny little bucket seat that only infants can fit into. That one.

When Maddie was a little tiny baby - there was a period of about 2 weeks where she slept in the car seat. For whatever reason it helped her sleep through most of the night.

Well - since Aidan was born - it seems like he has gotten a fussier and fussier as the nights go on. At first I thought it was the pack and play. Maybe he didn't like it. So - then we tried the crib. That didn't seem to help the situation. We have swaddled him, put him in a sleep sack, and the bouncy seat. Regardless, nothing was working. He would fall asleep and then startle himself awake and cry and cry. Last night, I went and got the car seat and put it in the crib and then put Aidan in it.

It was like magic. He stopped crying and slept from 10:30 PM - 4 AM! He woke up at 4 to eat and then went back to sleep until 9 AM!

Thank you, car seat. Why didn't I try you out sooner?