I am starting this today since we are swaddle-free tonight for the first time.
We've already had two wake ups and he seems to be sleeping on his side. He is approaching the 4MW, and I think I can feel one of his bottom teeth cutting so this should be loads of fun.....
It's going to be a long night. It took over an hour to get dd2, who is usually a drop in the crib and go, down to bed. It required holding her and a paci, which she hasn't seen in 4+ mos. I went ahead and put the twin mattress on her floor for us later. Wahhhh. Fucking molars. I'm having flashbacks to exactly 2 yrs ago when dd1 and I slept on the floor while she wailed and my poor visiting sister wore ear plugs upstairs.
We had a weird bedtime. Banged on the door and demanded to play thirty minutes after I put him down. Alternated between super happy and super sad. Overtired? Teeth? Stay in bed, doofus!
We had a weird bedtime. Banged on the door and demanded to play thirty minutes after I put him down. Alternated between super happy and super sad. Overtired? Teeth? Stay in bed, doofus!
you know I am not judgy regarding this topic but what happens when he can open the door? Now granted DD is almost two years old and has opened one door with a door nob on her own ever, but I think some kids have been doing it a long time (obv my child's growth is stunted). Just curious what M practitioners would say to do in that situation.
Side note I assume the day J figures out door nobs we will be back to bed sharing.
We have one of those knob covers so I assume that buys us a few years? I haven't really looked into it. On weekdays he wakes up just around the same time I need to get up so I'm hoping that will continue.
Post by catsarecute on Jul 20, 2014 20:56:12 GMT -5
The fair and a visit from the inlaws have completely wiped out DD. She slept from 4:45-5:30, ate and then fell asleep again. She has been sleeping on me for nearly an hour. I'm afraid for tonight. She may never go to sleep.
Childproof knob cover. And gates . Although my 4 yo can master most of both. But she listens. DS1 will simply take apart some styles of knob covers. This is why I drink.
Speaking of drinking, I told myself I'd pack tonight so I don't have to worry about it tomorrow. And I'm not, I'm drinking wine and watching stupid tv. I have a babysitter for 5 hrs tomorrow, pleeeeenty of time...
J has been doing this thing the past month where if she doesn't like where things are headed she just lays down on the floor. This happens multiple times a day. Often she isn't really that upset just sort of vaguely negative towards whatever I am proposing. WTF. Is she a weirdo or is this a common toddler tactic? She seldom flails just mainly goes rigid.
C just turns boneless. Like if I try to hold his hand or ask him to do something and he doesn't want to he sort of melts into a puddle on the ground. So annoying.
I booked family pics for C's 2 year session back in March. I told H. He forgot and I mentioned it because they're coming up in a few weeks and now he's all huffy about the cost. YOU AGREED TO THIS MONTHS AGO DUDE.
Also he's angling for sex and now I don't want to.
My H introduced me to Thai. He always gets a duck dish that is delicious. There's only one place near our house and it is so disappointing - almost completely flavorless. It's located next to a giant baby consignment store though, so like moths to a flame, we still go.
Post by yellowbrkrd on Jul 20, 2014 21:24:39 GMT -5
M refused his morning nap, so that messed up his sleep schedule for the day. He ended up sleeping until 6pm, when I woke him for dinner. He ate, we played and FaceTimed with the in-laws and then he lost it. He was in bed again by 7:30. Crazy kid.
I also slept from 3-5pm today so now I'm not tired.
In the spirit of the posts here today, my MIL is getting on my nerves from afar. She calls H multiple times every day, and if he doesn't pick up, she starts ping ponging between his cell phone and our house phone. Jesus lady, leave a message. My H is far from a mama's boy so he's annoyed too. WE'RE BUSY. Today she got huffy with H because she wants to visit in September but doesn't want to nail down a weekend yet (and has a history of not following through). H told her his dad and aunts plan to come a weekend in September too, so first to give us dates gets the weekend. We're not blocking off the entire month for her maybe-visit. Finally, she asked H to give her one of our prints from DS's newborn session. She had a link to the pictures but didn't visit it in time to view the proofs. It's such a minor thing but I want to tell her tough shit just on the principle of it.
J has been doing this thing the past month where if she doesn't like where things are headed she just lays down on the floor. This happens multiple times a day. Often she isn't really that upset just sort of vaguely negative towards whatever I am proposing. WTF. Is she a weirdo or is this a common toddler tactic? She seldom flails just mainly goes rigid.
M went down for a nap easily yesterday and today (for 2+ hours) and she went to bed easy both nights too. She still only sleeps 9-10 hours at night (STTN 90% of the time), but her sleep has improved so much since moving her to a bed. I hope this continues.
J has been doing this thing the past month where if she doesn't like where things are headed she just lays down on the floor. This happens multiple times a day. Often she isn't really that upset just sort of vaguely negative towards whatever I am proposing. WTF. Is she a weirdo or is this a common toddler tactic? She seldom flails just mainly goes rigid.
DD does this often.
Her favorite way to tantrum (aside from the teeny tiny stomping) is to just sit down on the floor. She did this to me as we crossed over the threshold into the church for my sister's wedding (as FG and MOH). That was fun, lol.
J has been doing this thing the past month where if she doesn't like where things are headed she just lays down on the floor. This happens multiple times a day. Often she isn't really that upset just sort of vaguely negative towards whatever I am proposing. WTF. Is she a weirdo or is this a common toddler tactic? She seldom flails just mainly goes rigid.
ha G does this too. Counting to 3 is working most of the time.
I think I have a CIO success here. I did extinction CIO the past two nights, night one he cried for probably half an hour, night 2 for about 5 minutes but apparently didn't nap at all yesterday. Tonight he rolled around for about 10 minutes and turned himself 180 degrees but didn't cry at all before passing out. Yay! And he's actually sleeping in his crib! Now if only he'd stop waking up 2-3 times a night...
I AM OVER 8:45 BEDTIME! WHY CAN'T YOU SLEEP ELEVEN HOURS LIKE OTHER TODDLERS?
Seriously I sort for hate myself for posting this after all I have been through regarding sleeping 8:45-7:00 is pretty good but still. I want more me time. She needs to become an early reader so I can throw her in bed with books.
No judgement here. Are you at least able to get "me time" as soon as she goes to sleep? Or does 8:45 bedtime mean you're prepping for tomorrow, cleaning dishes/laundry/whatever, until more like 9:30?
We're up with a bad fever (103.6) tonight. DD is just miserable, but I've dosed her and am waiting for it to kick in. Already booked our appointment with the pedi for 8am. It's probably an ear infection.
DD (3 weeks) did a 5-hr stretch tonight (from 10-3), that is the most she has done yet and I was pretty excited. I feel like DS only did 2-3 hour stretches until he was a few months old.
DS overstuffed himself at the midnight feeding, causing him to spit up breastmilk all over the sheets and comforter. I am cursed to always end up with the wet spot.
On the positive side, he slept around 3 hours straight! I woke up before he did.
We had a physical therapist present "what is normal/abnormal post partum" at our last moms group. She said it's abnormal to wake and use the bathroom more than once a night. So now I sit here and have a whole debate with myself MOTN. Is it ok if it's 12:30 and I went to bed at 10:30? But I drank a big glass of water at 9:00, of course I'll have to pee. I need to go but she says I shouldn't... It's ridiculous! The lady also gave us a packet of stretches and exercises to correct various issues and I've convinced myself I'm falling apart because I have ALL THE ISSUES in the packet! (Not really) She did tell me my bizarro foot/ankle pain IS directly related to labor, which sounded insane to me, but made complete sense when she explained the reasoning.
As for DS- he's sleeping so nicely in the RNP! We've tried moving him to the crib twice this week and it's no fun for anyone. However, within minutes of being back in our room in his RNP, he's sound asleep. The grandmas can just shut it about how "it's time already, Jackie." (Though it kind of is time as my chunky monkey looks so cooped up in the RNP )