Back to sleep

When Michelle and I were babies, it was apparently common practice to put babies on their bellies to sleep. Thinking on the most appropriate way to put babies to sleep is on their backs now, as it is supposed to help reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). There is going to come a time when a baby is just going to decide on his own how he likes to sleep.

In December, Jonah decided he likes to sleep on his belly. We started finding him splayed out on his belly in the mornings.

Now, he pretty much rolls onto his belly as soon as we put him down, whether he is awake or asleep when we put him down. If he is asleep, this often has the effect of waking him up to look around, sometimes (if we are lucky) just to put his head back down and go back to sleep. He also moves around his crib, so we've learned where to place him when we put him down so he doesn't roll right into the side.

What is even more amusing is that he isn't just sleeping on his belly. He pulls his knees under his body and gets his butt in the air when he sleeps. I was fortunate to capture some pictures of this sleeping positions one day when I was getting him up for his late night feeding. He is in a sleep sack, but you can see that he gets his little legs crossed inside it. It isn't easy to pick him up from this position both because he looks so peaceful and because as soon as you pick him up, he arches his back in a b--i--g stretch.

It is going to be interesting to see how his sleep positions change over time.