Yes, he always needs to be bounced to continue him into that 2nd cycle but its an improvement. At least he is sleeping longer (a bit) and his over all mood has improved because of it. I just need to get him self settling now, and then he can do it all on his own. Your little one is the same age as mine, so I have hope that he will get there. I just need to keep working on it. Im trying one step at a time.