now that i’m 4 (and almost a half) months old, everyone has been asking if i’m sleeping through the night.  well first of all, “through the night” for babies means 5-6 hours.  mommy says that’s crazy talk — it doesn’t count as ”through the night” unless i sleep til 9am.  in any case, i’m not quite there yet, but i’m on the verge.  (don’t tell daddy though, ‘cuz he’s going to kick me out of his bed when i start sleeping for longer stretches at night.)  i’m not on a schedule, so my sleep/eat patterns really depend on what i’m doing that day.  it’s a blessing because mommy and daddy can take me to lots of fun places and i just nap when i’m tired and eat when i’m hungry.  but being unpredictable makes it futile to try to plan around me.

at nighttime, i usually head upstairs to bed between midnight and 1am.  mommy got really excited when i started sleeping 5 hours, but that only lasted a couple of days.  now i’m back to 3-4 hours before waking up to eat again.  but mommy is sooo happy that i go right back to sleep after eating.  and the best part — i don’t usually need a diaper change in the middle of the night.  in fact, i only go through about 10 diapers a day now (down from ~20)!  this is also a blessing and a curse.  mommy is grateful for the extra sleep, but she is worried about me sitting in a wet diaper for so many hours.  yuck.  plus, she wonders if i am training myself to tolerate a wet diaper.  there is a “diaper-free movement” based on the principle that a baby’s instinct is not to pee/poop on himself.  (just like crate training for puppies!)  the use of diapers trains us to do just that.  mommy and daddy are UN-potty-training me?!

speaking of diapers, i dirtied mine when i went to my friend’s house yesterday.  fortunately, there were plenty of extra diapers in my bag.  unfortunately, my shirt also got dirty and someone forgot to restock my bag with a change of clothes!  (i’m not naming any names, but it starts with a “d” and ends with an “addy”.)  it’s okay though, i was happy to show off the chiseled physique that i’ve been working so hard to achieve.