Sleep Training, Night 2

He cried for 30 minutes and was asleep by 45 minutes. From a mathematical point of view, the series is converging. From a human point of view, the crying was louder, madder, sadder, had less lulls and started immediately.

It's almost like he goes through the Kubler-Ross stages of grieving. There were definite bouts of anger crying. There were definite episodes of bargaining/pleading crying. There was definite sad crying. Perhaps the lulls signify denial. But finally there was acceptance, with a big sigh followed by him drifting off to sleep.

I suppose something is being lost, that being the closeness he had with his mother all night long. However that was no longer sustainable for Bec, and Quinn sleeps better with less night interruptions too. This is a necessary transition. On the one hand I think of breaking a mustang (of the hooved variety); on the other I think if you never house train a dog it just craps on the floor its whole life. So long as the mathematical series continues to converge, we'll all be better off.