6th time lucky??

So the whole process has taken over an hour, but I'm determined to persist today.  We have a beautiful, perfect little boy who's starting to smile but who refuses to sleep in his cot or in his pram.  In fact he refuses to be asleep or awake in anything but arms, but I am also persisting with his new hammock and so far we have a record of 5 minutes to beat.  Finally he's sparked out in his pram (who knows for how long?) on the 6th attempt (2 in the pram, 4 in the cot).  Each time I lower him in, Nico's fast asleep, but as he reaches the mattress it's as if he switches on.  The arms come up, the fists ball, the legs pump, the blankets come off, the face crumples and the screaming starts.

The scene earlier this morning of me walking along the beach with the baby tucked under one arm and pushing the pram with the other has not been an uncommon one these last few weeks.  According to just about all of the advice I've read, he's too little to be left to cry for any length of time, so after ten minutes of screaming I feel I have little choice.  As if by magic, on my shoulder he stops.  I appear to have the shoulder to not cry on.

Afternoon snoozes are regular and long, just as long as Nico has someone warm to nap on.

Night time sleeps have reached a record blissful 5 hours, but just as long as Nico has someone warm to sleep on.  In his cot, that record is about 3 hours and appears to be diminishing every night.

So we're on a mission.  From today, all daytime naps are to be in his cot or his pram.  From January 1st, night time equals cot.