Swaddle free zone

Oh my goodness I thought it would never happen but we are no longer swaddle dependent. It has been a week now and Dane is sleeping better than ever before. This was a tough decision and rough couple nights but boy has it paid off. The pediatrician said that babies normally decide on their own around 4 months that they do not want to be swaddled anymore but oh no not my little guy. It took him a few more months but last Thursday NOTHING NOTHING NOTHING would make him happy so I finally just unswaddled him, put him in his crib, and let him cry it out until he fell asleep which was more than an hour later but he finally did. The next morning I was so ready to run into his room and cuddle with him. He slept good the rest of the night so I decided that we would keep moving forward and never swaddle again. It is the most amazing thing ever but now he loves his crib so much more and naps are an absolute breeze. We are able to just go lay him down and he either talk for a few minutes or passes right out. There is no crying, fussing, getting unswaddled, having to be rocked or anything. I can't express how much of a relief this is. Swaddles you no longer have control over us!!! :)