Operation "Sleep through the night"

In the interest of my health and sanity and Little Boy Blue we have decided to really get serious about sleeping through the night! After 8 months of getting up once or twice every night with very few exception Mama is worn out! I really hoped he would just one day sleep through the night and we wouldn't have to resort to drastic measures but it hasn't happened and so here we go....
Night 1 he woke up at 1:50 and didn't go back to sleep except for a very short 20 minutes between 4:00 and 4:20. I patted, I rocked, I begged and cried along with him but I did not feed him (which it seems is the comfort he thinks he needs.) By 5:30 I passed him off to Daddy and got about 45 minutes sleep before taking him again. Then of course we both took good naps yesterday (thank you Shawna.)
Night 2 he woke up at 12:00 and cried and screamed until 3:00. This time I realized if I pick him up he stops crying immediatly so he is not crying uncontrollably and I felt a little less guilty about just letting him cry in his crib while I dozed in the chair. He woke again at 4:45 cried until 5:30 and then slept until an unheard of 8:00a.m. Unbelievable - he went for 10 hours without eating! I did not think that was possible but yes, all you people who told me he could you were right. Please don't call me on it to my face and make me say it to your face. I am too sleep deprived to be nice about it!
Tonight Jeff is on duty and I may buy some ear plugs and sleep all night for the first time in I don't know when. What will it be like to feel rested?