dear dr weissbluth...

i would like to tell the author of "Healthy Sleep Happy Twins" that i truly appreciate his approach to sleep training 2 babies at one time.  in his book, dr. weissbluth gives different options for training little babies to sleep.  this approach is greatly appreciated because different things work for different babies.  each and every one is different. that is how god made them...BUT those differences are a struggle when training 2 babies to sleep simultaneously.

there are a couple of holes, however, in the methods that are revealed in the pages of this sleep "bible" that dr. weissbluth created.  the items left out of this fabulous book are as follows...

1.  a prescription for ambien for mommies to take to sleep through the crying (NOT to give the babies, of course)

2.  a prescription for xanax because mommies might just have anxiety issues at their highest levels because crying multiplied times 2 can make one lose their marbles

3.  a free pass to the gym for the additional calories consumed out of nervousness when putting multiples down at night.  i have consumed more chocolate in the past 2 weeks than i did throughout my entire pregnancy, all of which was consumed AFTER putting minnie and tully down

4.  earplugs (for obvious reasons)

5.  a $100.00 check made to mommies because of extra electric bills (running the bathroom fan to drown out noise, leaving multiple lights on so babies won't be as scared, etc.)


seriously, this book is great, ya'll.  it truly is.  while the whole "crying it out" method didn't work in the 3-5 nights as stated, it did work after one additional night's efforts!  i was in shock.  after thinking that the book was written for everyone BUT me, come to find out it does in fact work for us.

we are now actually approaching "minnie and tully sleep through the night" number 6!  last night, our babies were asleep by 8:15 and slept to 5:00 without a peep.  tully went to the bathroom around that time but quickly went back to sleep and stayed there until 7!  yes, that means minnie slept 11 hours straight.  a-m-a-z-i-n-g.

now, there are a few random noises that occur during this slumber.  there are a few "poots" and grunts.  but what welcomed noises because they occur without crying!  both babies wake up happy somewhere between 6:30 and 7.  why is this?  i have no idea.  all i know is that it's suddenly the next morning and no ambien was needed:)