The Great Pumpkin

Fall has arrived! This weekend was one of those perfect fall weekend, you need a jacket in the morning but it is beautiful in the afternoon. We totally vegged this weekend,watched lots of football, played outside, went to bed early, and took plenty of naps (I am desperate for sleep these days). Sunday we decided to take a pumpkin obsessed Briggs out to the pumpkin patch at Suburban lawn and Garden. He loves going there because he gets to drive the golf cart with Daddy. He loved picking out his pumpkins and we made sure to get a Daddy, mommy and baby pumpkin. He thought it was funny that he looked like the pumpkins in this orange jacket. So crazy last year at this time the pumpkins were as big as he was and he could barely walk.

We are going through a rough stage right now with Briggs and sleeping. He seems to be waking up about 3-4 times a night and wants us to rock him back to sleep. It is really taking a toll on Greg and I as we rarely get a night of uninterrupted sleep (welcome to parenthood right). We decided last night to start the tough love approach. Yikes it was horrible. He still woke up at his usual times of 11:20, 3:30, and 4:30 but we just let him go. His cries went from whimpers to full out sobs, I think Greg and I were in tears too. We just went in after about 20 minutes to rub his back and tell him night-night. The goal was to keep him in his crib to hopefully break him of wanting out at night. I am dreading tonight, I don't think I can hear that sweet little boy cry like that again. I am keeping my fingers crossed that it will get better, cross your too we need all the help we can get.