Sorry...to add to this..I tried putting him down earlier tonight. Instead of 8pm I bathed him at 6pm, after he woke from his catnap at 5:45pm. He ate before his catnap, so he was not hungry when waking. He took a bath, I read him a few stories and by 6:30pm I had him in PJ's and was starting his wind down for bed. He cried and fussed, took some milk, needed burps...took more milk lying in the crib on his side, stayed in the crib fussing but I kept patting his back and offering more milk. ( I sat on the glider with him in his room offering the milk and that was frustrating him more. So, I moved him to the crib instead.) Finally he fell to sleep at 7:30pm and woke only one other time quickly for a soother readjustment.
How can I improve this bedtime routine? I'm assuming putting him to bed sooner after his cat nap will help over tired night wakings.
Thanks
Natasha