Living with the in-laws, but not for long

We were living with Odie’s parents on Blaisdell Avenue when Carlos was born (February 12, 1948), and he became a problem. We found it difficult for him to get to sleep, so we began taking turns walking him at night until he would finally fall asleep. After several weeks Odie and I decided to let him cry until he did fall asleep. We were on the second floor and I remember that he cried for quite some time and Odie’s mother started to come upstairs to see what she could do. I was at the top of the stairs and ordered her to go back to bed, and that he would have to cry until he slept. This continued for a second (and maybe third) night, but it worked. We would put him to bed and he would go to sleep without crying.