Our "Petite Syrah"

As I mentioned last week, Drew has had sleep issues - avoiding naps, and having difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep at night.

This past Saturday, we were out running errands and Drew conked out in his carseat. Of course this had to be on one of our first few stops - Target. So I carried him throughout the entire store. He's heavy after a while.

Luckily after shopping he slept through the transfer back into the carseat - rain hitting him and all - and Dave and I just looked at each other, wondering what we should do. We knew if we would go home, he would instantly wake up and fight the much needed sleep. So we decided to keep driving, which eventually took us to Livermore to pick up our wine shipment at Bent Creek.

As we parked the car Drew finally woke up, after sleeping nearly 90 minutes - and he was able to enjoy tasting wines with us. OK so he was savoring the "White Zin" - a.k.a. Milk, while Mommy and Daddy tasted all the new releases.

Don't feel too bad for Drew not being able to taste the wines - he managed to find a lot to do. Whether it was playing with the dirt and rocks, running around or looking at the wildlife. Drew never complains about our dragging him from winery to winery. In fact he's usually happy talking to all the people behind the counter, and flirting with the ladies. Atta boy!

On a side note, Drew is starting to improve with his sleep habits. He's still falling asleep either in our bed, or on the couch. But we're successfully moving him into his crib - where he remains all night long. (Of course I'm probably jinxing myself by writing this down...). He's still not sleeping in his pack-n-play at day care, but he is napping on his boppy downstairs where all the kids are still playing. But he's sleeping.

Could we finally be experiencing a breakthrough?