Baby Houdini

Little is a pretty great baby. He cries when he's hungry, sometimes when he's wet, and when he gets overtired. The rest of the time he's quite the charmer. Lately though, he's been pretty restless and quite noisy at night. Not crying, but grunting, rooting, and rolling around. We've been swaddling him in the evening with some success, but recently he's managed to strong-arm his way out of our tightest wraps. Last night I woke up to him grunting and fussing because he'd managed to free his arms and legs, leaving only a small piece of the receiving blanket wrapped around his midsection. So the problem? His beefy arms and strong back. 

Exhibit A: Little awake (and a pretty good approximation of his sleep activity):

 

 

 

 

He is noticeably more cranky throughout the day following a restless night, so his sleep activity isn't just an annoyance on our part. Our friends gave us a Miracle Blanket as a gift when Little was born and up until this point we haven't pulled it out of the drawer. Since our swaddling techniques had been working pretty well to date, we almost forgot about it. However, tonight we're going to experiment with the "baby straight jacket" with the hope of a better night sleep for all three of us!