Finally some sleep progress...

Bec's using the Baby Whisperer Pick up / Put Down method (PU/PD) , and finally something is having a good effect. The cry it out probably would have worked if we'd stuck to it long enough but it was really hard on everyone. The first couple days of PU/PD were hard but then he responded quite well. Yesterday and today he had two good long naps. Tonight he went to sleep without crying, and largely settled himself with minimal intervention! I never ever thought it would go that well. I'm sure we'll have relapses - the cry it out went ok for a week before problems set in. I imagine we'll particularly have problems when I start to take over settling duties (he always prefers his mom...).

He's in noticably finer spirits through the day for getting more and better sleep. When I got home tonight was particularly special, with him all smiley and giggling. He was especially interactive, and was looking intently at everything around him. It's a noticeable difference when he's getting enough sleep.

Different strokes for different folks - but this particular stroke seems to be one of genius for Quinn-folk.