No Bouncy Seat

No, we didn't get rid of the "bouncy bouncy," as we call it. What we did do, is put Mills in his crib without it for the first time in 7.5 weeks. Yes, we have been letting him sleep in the bouncy seat, in his crib! It was not something I wanted to do, but as you may remember, our Mills had his days and nights mixed up terribly, and every time I would go to lay him down at night, he would scream bloody murder. I could look at him and tell that he was uncomfortable on the flat mattress. Just like his bassinet (travel crib), he wanted nothing to do with it. So, as desperate new parents who were seriously sleep deprived, we opted for none other than the bouncy seat. We knew it was a sure bet for getting Mills to sleep, so we gave into the advice that many of you gave us, and "did what we had to do," as you all called it. We put him in his bouncy seat and then put it in his crib.
Before Mills was born, I was the typical mom who said, we are NOT going to do this, and we are NOT going to do that. So, I will admit that I have eaten my words...I know some of you are laughing and saying, "I told you so!" Hey it takes experience to learn, and that's what we've done, learn.
Mills will be 8 weeks old tomorrow. For a week or so I have been saying, we've got to break him of this. I haven't been able to stand it, because I am afraid of developing a bad habit. The child can't sleep in it forever, and since I am off for the rest of the week, I decided to go ahead and give it a go. At least if he's up all night I don't have to get up early for work and attempt a morning ritual with no sleep. I bought one of those elevated crib wedges at Walmart a week a go, but haven't had the courage to give it a try. I was afraid of failure. Tonight we put him on it at 11:00. He kicked and flailed, then whimpered quite a bit. So, we got a light blanket, put it over his legs, then tucked them into the edges of the mattress so that it would not be anywhere near his face, and brought out the old faithful "pappy." So far, it is 11:35, and he is still asleep (here I go again jinxing myself). I am now watching him on the monitor. Please pray that this works. We can't have a bouncy seat sleeper forever!