After a long road...we finally found a path.

Like most young babies do sleep in their crib...

our baby just did tonight for the first time.

A lot of people don't know the struggle so they don't understand.

These are the people that judge you, call you a bad mother and so on.

I know what's right for my son though.

It makes me proud to, when it comes to being a privileged momma,

those motherly instincts REALLY DO kick in.

So what point am I getting to?

Our nine month old son was "diagnosed" if you will

with re-flux when he was only two months old, like a lot of babies do.

It is a very common thing.

And no, our son has nothing serious wrong with him and what a blessing we have for that...

BUT re-flux can cause choking during the night and cause more problems than some people realize.

It can be a very scary thing where babies choke and even quit breathing.

Maybe I am being a little extreme, but it is something serious to me.

The past 7 months of our 9 month old's life, he has been sleeping in his swing.

That's right...a swing of all things.

My reasoning?

The swing kept him propped up so that if he were to cough or get choked, 

he would already be in a good position even for a bad situation.

And like close family members and friends know...our son has always

had a really hard time swallowing foods, even liquids sometimes.

This ALSO has to do with re-flux problems.

But the spitting-up and vomiting has finally slowed down.

It was at a pace where I felt it was time for the next step.

The crib.

At 9 months old our son deserves to get to sleep in that big ole crib!

So....tonight was our challenge.

After three hours of a screaming, fussy baby, constant "laying the baby down," and constant waiting...we did it.

We got Eli to fall asleep in his crib AND he has been doing wonderful.

So we haven't made it through the first night yet but they fact

that he fell asleep in the crib is even something to be proud of.

He is growing up so fast and I am so thankful we have caught on to a new path.

This is just a new milestone and another big step or baby boy has taken to getting close to growing up on us.

It's something else and as every mother should be, I am very proud of my son.

He's rockin' the crib now!