driving me crazy

the last few nites have just been crazy.. ethan would wake every few hrs and cry really loudly till i go into the room to comfort him. sometimes all he wants is a pat, but at other times he'll only be pacified after we give him the bottle. i cant help wondering if this is the 'side effect '' of a new routine we're trying with him - to get him to sleep on his own at 8.30pm every nite, after having his bottle of milk somewhere other than in his bed. he's been too reliant on the bottle, or even us rocking/cuddling him to sleep. i just hope this waking-up-several-times-a -nite episode will blow over soon.. u cant imagine how tiring it is!

anyway on a separate note, we went for a picnic yesterday at port arlington. lovely place, lovely weather, cheap fresh mussels (of which ethan did not have any!). he enjoyed the fresh air tho :)