When Abel was just a little bitty newborn he loved to be swaddled. Boy, do I miss those swaddling days. It only lasted 7 short weeks. I would swaddle him up all nice and toasty and place him in between the sleep positioner and he would stay all snuggly like a bug in a rug.

Then one day as I was doing our normal routine, he starts fighting the swaddle. I was sooooo for the swaddle that I wasn’t going to let him give it up without a fight. So, I swaddled him up and placed him in the crib and sure enough he starts grunting and kicking, first undoing the bottom velcro. His feet become loose, but I thought that was ok since his hands were still in the swaddle. After 10 minutes he broke his hands loose and no more swaddle. Oh no, I wasn’t giving up that easily. I picked him up, re-swaddled him and placed him back in the crib thinking he definitely wouldn’t do it again. He quickly became faster the second time around and within minutes was out of the swaddle. This went on for about the next half hour (swaddle, breaking out of the swaddle, re-swaddle etc.) and when I walked in and saw the swaddle blanket was around his face, I finally relented and let him win the swaddle fight.

What’s my point? I miss the swaddle. He REFUSES to sleep on his back, so I had to start putting him on his tummy. I know, I know, you are all shaking your heads at me. But it was the only way I could get him to sleep. So, after the swaddling was over with I “thought” he didn’t need my trusty $2.90 sleep positioner that my thrifty sister, Kate, had picked it up for me.

Well, after a weekend of bad napping and nights, I needed some help. He has been able to roll from his tummy to his back since he was 3 weeks old and he HATES sleeping on his back. He screams as if you were torching him. Most naps he wakes himself up because he has rolled over and since he hasn’t mastered rolling over from his back to his tummy, he can’t put himself back to sleep. Then if FINALLY dawn on me….the sleep positioner should be able to keep him from rolling over.

And ta-da it WORKS!!! He took 3 somewhat go naps yesterday. As you all know, Abel is not the world’s best napper, but since he couldn’t roll over he was able to put himself back to sleep.

I’m just kicking myself that I didn’t think of it sooner!

And don’t stop reading just because I haven’t posted any Abel pics in awhile….they are coming.