The Second Night

"I don't wanna go to bed!"

So. The second night was much like the first. We started at 7pm, got into pajamas, read a book, nursed, fell asleep, put him in his crib (sound asleep!) and about 15 minutes later (an improvement over the 5 minutes from the first night?) he woke up screaming.

Now, I understand he would wake up screaming to be taken out of his crib, but WHY does he continue to scream for the next hour and a half?! Inconsolably? We hold him, and sing or talk to him just about the entire time, yet he literally cries and screams the whole time! My husband seems to think he's just hell bent on being out in the living room (we have been staying in the bedroom with him) where all the action is - is that possible?! He is only 5 months old!! I seriously don't get this part and am very worried that it will have a lasting impact on him somehow. :(
On the up side, when Collin did finally fall asleep, he did so in his crib, not in our arms (a first!) he was holding onto my finger with one hand and his giraffe wub a nub was in the other hand although he saw sucking on the foot, not the pacifier part. Whatever works, right?

So tonight, we are planning to put him in his crib and go in every 5 minutes to reassure him we are here and love him. (Per suggestion from Kristen!) *sigh* I don't want to dread bedtime!!!!!