Sleep Strike

[cafemama]

The most amazing thing just happened: I put my son down in his crib ASLEEP. He's actually napping!

He's 8 months old and had been sleeping decently for the last 2 months (up once or twice a night - occasionally making it through the whole night). But, things have been crazy the last week though - he seems to be on a sleep strike - refusing to nap or sleep at night. Saturday night he was up 7 times!!!

I'm hoping it's a temporary setback - my theory is that he's very distracted by his recent developmental milestones. He's very, very close to crawling and I think he just wants to be active. He's been in a surprisingly good mood for the lack of sleep - much better mood than his mama and dada.

Has this happened to anyone else? Is there hope for us?