Oh RustyGirl that is awesome news!! wow 3 hours!! You go Cohen, you little champ!

and yeah, once they get the hang of what's going on, they do learn really fast. this is not to say that they aren't going to test us every inch of the way!! but as long as we are consistent they cope really well. and the end result is a happy gorgeous (unbiased mummy opinion alert! LOL!) bub!

The music idea sounds good. lots of bubs just dont like the quiet environment...in SCU where leila was when she was born they had the radio going 24/7, and at the kindy they have music going constantly in the nursery where the bubbies sleep...so there must be a reason for it!!

And you're right. one day he will probably just nod of to sleep and you'll be left standing there going "hang on"!! LOL!
With Leila she eventually learnt to 'self-settle' (and it didnt take long...). she now goes into bed awake we tuck her in and i say 'night night' or something along those lines and close the door. 99% of the time she nods off...that said, there are the occasions when (usually during the day sleeps), being like the rest of us, she's like: 'yeah, i'm tired, but there is sooo much fun to be had'....i have found this to be particularly true since she hit the 6 month mark and discovered the joys of sitting up like a 'big girl'.

Good luck with it all. and remember to give yourself a break! make sure to have a nice quiet time in a big bubble bath while someone (DH, DP, mum or MIL...) watches Cohen for 30 minutes. (i chose to have 'me' time during the arsenic hour of 5-6pm while DH went for a walk with Leila...he he he).