Sweet Dreams

Ever wonder what a baby dreams about?  I do, regularly.

Just now, I was trying to settle Cooper back into a deeper sleep.  He often stops waving his arms and calms down when I let him hold my fingers (aaawwww... melts my heart!).  As I put my finger on his palm, he grasped it and broke out a huge grin, while still seemingly asleep.  Was that because he was happy that he was holding my finger, or was it just coincidental with an event in his dream?

Moments later, the bottom lip dropped, quickly turning into quiet sobs.  His face was twitching and contortioning into ever-changing expressions, eyes moving rapidly behind his eyelids.  What on earth was he dreaming about?  That his nappy was dirty and noone would change it?  That his precious booby had run out of milk?  That he had been left on his playmat or in his cot alone?  Those bad dreams make me so sad, because I can't do anything to make him feel better.

His sleeping patterns have changed so much lately.  He is often just having a few short naps during the day and then sleeping 12 or 14 hours overnight (waking for about 3 feeds).  He generally sleeps in his cot rather than our bed, the exceptions being when I can't be bothered staying up to settle him at times when he doesn't go straight back down.  But he seems to have gone backwards with his day sleeps... needs to be cuddled and not so keen on sleeping when out.

Oh, and he has had a couple of 'big boy' events this week... sitting in his high chair during tea time and graduating from the baby bath to the big bath.  :-)