So, on Thursday night, we started the Baby Whisperer's Pickup/PutDown method, and it seems to be working. The idea is, when the baby wakes in the middle of the night to try and calm him in his crib by rubbing his back and Shushing. If that doesn't work, pick them up just as long as they stop crying and then set them in their crib again. The whole point is to get them to fall asleep on their own. They do "cry it out" a bit, but you're at their cribside, loving and supporting them so they don't feel abandoned.

We did the whole "cry-it-out" Ferber method with Eva, and it was really heart-wrenching. She was a lot more independent though, so I think she needed it. When we tried to calm Eva at her cribside, she just got angry. Kaitlyn is such a softie- she really needs us to be there to help her and snuggle her. I really think different things work for different kids. I'm glad we've finally found something that is helping Kaitlyn sleep more than a half hour at a time. She is waking up happy again, because she is so well-rested.

And so am I.