Sleep Training Night #2

A tad bit harder, but more of the same.

Little dude went to bed at about 6:15 p.m.
I heard a grunt here and there but nothing until 3:30 a.m.
I set the timer for 10 minutes. In that 10 minutes he fussed a lot and cried a little.
I went in after the 10 minutes to soothe him. I didn't pick him up... just went "shhhh" and stroked his little head. And gave him the binky. He spit it out in a minute or so. I left.
I set the timer for another 10 minutes. He fussed and cried some more. Mind you, in these past 20 minutes, it was NOT a constant cry... just a cry, then quiet, a fuss, some quiet... you get the idea. At the end of the 2nd 10 minutes he was crying a bit more so I went in again. Soothed him. He started wailing. I tried to calm him down and then left again.
I set the timer for another 10 minutes. He cried for about 5 minutes and then fell asleep.

I left for work at 6 a.m. and he was still asleep.

Again... never was he wailing out of control. I could tell his cries where more of a "test"... if he WERE wailing out of control I most likely would have picked him up to soothe him. This was not the case, so I continued with the plan.
It's hard to hear your baby boo cry but like I said, I could tell it was just a "testing" cry... him having a "hissy fit" (as a new friend/fellow mom/fellow blogger Jennifer said). I feel A LOT of guilt over making him cry... even for these few minutes at a time. I am doing it because I believe that HE will be happier because WE ALL will be happier with better sleep. I'm sure he feels better too.
The guilt would be less if I were able to actually feed him in the morning... to prove to him that mama WILL in fact come and feed you and hold you... but... I have to go to work and my husband gets the glory.

Just my luck.