Because it really tests my patience...
Run down of last night.
7:00 Bath
7:20 Bottle
7:40 Bed
8:00 Still crying, I go in to calm her down
8:15 Go in for the second time
8:20 Seems Calmer. I go take a shower.
8:30 Out of the shower, don't hear anything. She's asleep or close to it
8:35 I throw up. Even though doors were closed, she starts crying again. Darn it.
8:45 Go in to calm her down
8:50 Do what any sane mother would do. I went to bed and set my alarm for 20 minutes later. She fell asleep sometime during the second 20 minute stretch. Time 9:30
Total crib fussing and crying time: 2 hours and 20 minutes.
I actually didn't get frustrated with her last night. Probably because my house was cool thanks to the AC!! I do wonder WHERE HAVE I GONE WRONG and how do I fix this. No mother wants their child to fall asleep crying, but what do you do?
I think the women's individual gymnastics is on tonight so I really, really don't want a repeat.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Day 3; Round 1
Even bigger failure than yesterday....
UGH. Maybe I should just forget this and one day, when I think I can take it, go cold turkey?
So today she was tired, I layed her in her crib. Checked on her once and she was just laying there, but not asleep. An hour after I put her down she was still talking in there so I went in to put her back down. She had pooped : ( I changed her diaper and did the whole naptime thing again. 30 minutes later she was still awake. By this time it was almost 11 a.m. That is when she usually wakes up. So I put on her sack and let her sleep for about 30 minutes.
It's not that frustrating because she doesn't cry when she is laying in her crib but the annoying thing is how I keep giving in. I don't know what to do because I need her to nap so I can salvage the day a bit. Plus I don't want to ruin the good nap routine we have going....hmmmm. I may need to read a bit more about sleep.
On another note: Bedtime was ANOTHER success last night!!! And, I am now the proud owner of a portable AC unit so you all can quit listening to me complain about how hot it is. It's warm again this week and Mike and I decided that we have this good bedtime thing going and we aren't going to ruin it by some days of hot weather. Let me just tell you IT IS FABULOUS!!! I don't know why we didn't just buy one earlier. Hindsight is 20/20 I guess. It cools off our living/dining/kitchen area very well. Then we will move it to lacey's room about an hour before bed to cool her room off. Then I bring it back out and we are good to go. It is a bit heavy so I am a little worried about moving it myself tonight but I will probably grab a little cart from downstairs.
So lets hope she goes to bed perfectly tonight (mike is working) because I am going to buy some gummy bears and tea and sit in front of the Women's Gymnastics team finals sipping my hot tea in my air conditioned living room : )
UGH. Maybe I should just forget this and one day, when I think I can take it, go cold turkey?
So today she was tired, I layed her in her crib. Checked on her once and she was just laying there, but not asleep. An hour after I put her down she was still talking in there so I went in to put her back down. She had pooped : ( I changed her diaper and did the whole naptime thing again. 30 minutes later she was still awake. By this time it was almost 11 a.m. That is when she usually wakes up. So I put on her sack and let her sleep for about 30 minutes.
It's not that frustrating because she doesn't cry when she is laying in her crib but the annoying thing is how I keep giving in. I don't know what to do because I need her to nap so I can salvage the day a bit. Plus I don't want to ruin the good nap routine we have going....hmmmm. I may need to read a bit more about sleep.
On another note: Bedtime was ANOTHER success last night!!! And, I am now the proud owner of a portable AC unit so you all can quit listening to me complain about how hot it is. It's warm again this week and Mike and I decided that we have this good bedtime thing going and we aren't going to ruin it by some days of hot weather. Let me just tell you IT IS FABULOUS!!! I don't know why we didn't just buy one earlier. Hindsight is 20/20 I guess. It cools off our living/dining/kitchen area very well. Then we will move it to lacey's room about an hour before bed to cool her room off. Then I bring it back out and we are good to go. It is a bit heavy so I am a little worried about moving it myself tonight but I will probably grab a little cart from downstairs.
So lets hope she goes to bed perfectly tonight (mike is working) because I am going to buy some gummy bears and tea and sit in front of the Women's Gymnastics team finals sipping my hot tea in my air conditioned living room : )
Monday, August 11, 2008
Day 2; Round 1
FAILED.
Try again tomorrow. UGH.
She was acting SO TIRED. So we hightailed it to her room. 45 minutes later she was still talking to herself. I figured she has to fall asleep because otherwise its moving into her awake time, so her next nap would be thrown off.
I put her sack on and 10 minutes later she was sound asleep. Not cool. We will try again tomorrow.
Bedtime Update: We were at a friends house last night so we got home a bit later than we should have, but we did the same sort of routine with lacey. Bottle, in the Living Room and then bedtime disguised as a nap. No bath last night. It worked again, but she fussed for about 30 minutes last night. Again, it never escalated to a cry (although mike and I were beside ourselves thinking it was going to). I think it took her a bit longer because she was a little overtired, and just needed to settle herself. Slept through the night, but I did imagine that i heard her cry out once, not sure if that really happened or not because I always seem to hear phantom cries. Either way, it only happened once and if it was real she must have gone back to sleep (or wasn't really awake...whatever the case). The fact that gymnastics was on TV last night made it pretty easy for me to stay out of her room while she was fussing...haha. We are crossing our fingers for tonight.
One a third note: I read someone online saying that they got a Britax Companion infant carseat at Target for 12.49!!!!!! So, we don't have an infant carseat...we gave ours away to someone who needed it. If anyone is at Target and sees one for that price could you please buy me one and i will pay you for it with shipping?? I.am.dead.serious. They retail at $209.99....
Try again tomorrow. UGH.
She was acting SO TIRED. So we hightailed it to her room. 45 minutes later she was still talking to herself. I figured she has to fall asleep because otherwise its moving into her awake time, so her next nap would be thrown off.
I put her sack on and 10 minutes later she was sound asleep. Not cool. We will try again tomorrow.
Bedtime Update: We were at a friends house last night so we got home a bit later than we should have, but we did the same sort of routine with lacey. Bottle, in the Living Room and then bedtime disguised as a nap. No bath last night. It worked again, but she fussed for about 30 minutes last night. Again, it never escalated to a cry (although mike and I were beside ourselves thinking it was going to). I think it took her a bit longer because she was a little overtired, and just needed to settle herself. Slept through the night, but I did imagine that i heard her cry out once, not sure if that really happened or not because I always seem to hear phantom cries. Either way, it only happened once and if it was real she must have gone back to sleep (or wasn't really awake...whatever the case). The fact that gymnastics was on TV last night made it pretty easy for me to stay out of her room while she was fussing...haha. We are crossing our fingers for tonight.
One a third note: I read someone online saying that they got a Britax Companion infant carseat at Target for 12.49!!!!!! So, we don't have an infant carseat...we gave ours away to someone who needed it. If anyone is at Target and sees one for that price could you please buy me one and i will pay you for it with shipping?? I.am.dead.serious. They retail at $209.99....
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Day 1; Round 1
Nap #1 with no sleep sack...
It went well today, and I am not super surprised. I have tried to wean her off this thing before, but never got passed the first nap, but at the very least she understands that she is supposed to sleep.
I did her laundry this morning, so I washed her favorite blanket. I had to give her a different one but I guess she didn't care.
It took her about 15 minutes to fall asleep, but the biggest thing was: She didn't stand up! She stayed laying down! I thought I would have to go in there at least once to lay her back down, but nope! I am sure it will be a shorter nap, but that's ok with me.
Last night: you know how lacey hates bedtime? Well, we tricked her last night. We gave her a bath, then fed her a bottle while watching the Olympics and then let her play for about 15 minutes. Then I took her in her room, read her a book and put her down just like I do for naps. She fussed (no crying!) for 10 minutes and then went to sleep and slept a GLORIOUS 11.5 hours. Now, I don't know if this will keep happening, but when mike and I didn't have to spend 2 hours alternating trying to calm her down, we felt like we were on vacation! We also put her to bed at 7:30, normally we start the bedtime routine at 8:00. Last night by 8 she was sound asleep. Mike and I didn't know what to do with ourselves so we drank tea and ate mint milano cookies. Then we went to bed at 8:45 (no joke), but when your baby doesn't sleep you become exhausted!
It went well today, and I am not super surprised. I have tried to wean her off this thing before, but never got passed the first nap, but at the very least she understands that she is supposed to sleep.
I did her laundry this morning, so I washed her favorite blanket. I had to give her a different one but I guess she didn't care.
It took her about 15 minutes to fall asleep, but the biggest thing was: She didn't stand up! She stayed laying down! I thought I would have to go in there at least once to lay her back down, but nope! I am sure it will be a shorter nap, but that's ok with me.
Last night: you know how lacey hates bedtime? Well, we tricked her last night. We gave her a bath, then fed her a bottle while watching the Olympics and then let her play for about 15 minutes. Then I took her in her room, read her a book and put her down just like I do for naps. She fussed (no crying!) for 10 minutes and then went to sleep and slept a GLORIOUS 11.5 hours. Now, I don't know if this will keep happening, but when mike and I didn't have to spend 2 hours alternating trying to calm her down, we felt like we were on vacation! We also put her to bed at 7:30, normally we start the bedtime routine at 8:00. Last night by 8 she was sound asleep. Mike and I didn't know what to do with ourselves so we drank tea and ate mint milano cookies. Then we went to bed at 8:45 (no joke), but when your baby doesn't sleep you become exhausted!
Saturday, August 9, 2008
10 months.
Double digit months! For some reason I have been waiting for her to get to double digit months for about 5 months. I think I am weird.
Lacey changes everyday, but at the same time doesn't seem to change all that much. In other words, as her mother I see HUGE changes, but to the average person they probably don't seem that big.
Lacey is talking all the time. She has a few new words..."no, no, no" being her favorite. Whenever she doesn't want to do something she just repeats 'no,no,no' over and over again. Hmmm...do i say it THAT often? She also started saying baby and num, num (after she eats something she likes).
Lacey loves to point at things. She points to either mama or dada when asked, she points to puppies, the tv, airplanes, lights, and cars outside. I love seeing her little fingers point. She also points to things she wants when she is at her highchair like cheerios or cheese.
Lacey eats pretty much whatever I give her, although she doesn't always eat a lot of it. I wouldn't call her picky, I would just say she gets bored and would rather get into things she can't.
Lacey doesn't like going to sleep at night. In fact she HATES it. We are trying to work on this one. I have decided that sleep when your baby sleeps is REALLY GOOD ADVICE and when your baby is 12 weeks old and is sleeping through the night, don't talk about it to anyone, because they will cause you agony in the sleep department later.
Lacey has started to let go of furniture when she stands up. Her balance is terrible though! I won't give a prediction for walking, other than it won't be this month! Based on her reaching the other milestones, she has always been pretty average, never really early for any of them, so I am guessing walking between 12-14 months. All I am concerned about is that I have a good walker by February!
3 Day Magic?
My baby sleeps with a sack. Its called the Pekemoe Sack. It cost us $50.
It was probably the best $50 that we spent on her, but alas, the time has come to say good bye to this thing.
-It's too warm.
-She is starting to outgrow it.
-She fights it. but won't sleep without it.
-I am sick of living and breathing by that thing.
So tomorrow starts our journey to get rid of it. We will get rid of it for nap #1 tomorrow, and will continue that for 3 days. Then it goes for both naps #1 and #2 for 3 days. Finally, we lose it at night. I am scared.
And you get to be my audience, to hear how it goes. Aren't you lucky!
It was probably the best $50 that we spent on her, but alas, the time has come to say good bye to this thing.
-It's too warm.
-She is starting to outgrow it.
-She fights it. but won't sleep without it.
-I am sick of living and breathing by that thing.
So tomorrow starts our journey to get rid of it. We will get rid of it for nap #1 tomorrow, and will continue that for 3 days. Then it goes for both naps #1 and #2 for 3 days. Finally, we lose it at night. I am scared.
And you get to be my audience, to hear how it goes. Aren't you lucky!
Friday, August 8, 2008
update
I had my Integrated Screen today. Basically it is an ultrasound that is performed between 11-13 weeks and they measure the nuchal fold, which is something in the baby's neck area (not really sure exactly what??). Anyway, it can be used to help predict whether your baby may be at risk for genetic disorders (downs syndrome, spina bifida, trisomy 18 etc.). There is a chance to get a false positive, but the chance is pretty low.
I didn't have this test with lacey. It was offered but wasn't stressed AT ALL. In fact she told me that my insurance company probably wouldn't even cover it. This time around they kept going on and on about how important the test is and all the valuable information that it can give you etc. etc. How its ROUTINE PRENATAL TESTING and my insurance does cover it. I wanted the u/s to have a peak at the little one, so I had it done.
Everything looks great. Its a 2 part test...they take the measurement and then do blood work and give you your results from there. Anything under 3mm is considered normal. This baby measured at 1.2 mm, which is very good. I will get the blood work results next week.
Baby is almost 3 inches long, Heartbeat was 155. He/She was squirming all around in there and waving. The sonographer was happy because the baby was in a good position for a measurement, BUT then he/she fell asleep. Just completely asleep. She tried and tried and tried jiggling my belly, which is not cool when you have a FULL bladder. Finally she brought out this buzzer/vibrator thing that she buzzed me with to wake him/her up. It worked! Poor baby, but i figured he/she has 6 more months to sleep whenever they want so I can wake them up this time.
Maybe I will have a baby who sleeps through everything. That is something I don't have now.
Anyway, Lacey is 10 months old today!!!!!
I'll try to get an update tomorrow. I am tired, it took 4 hours to get her to sleep last night.....
I didn't have this test with lacey. It was offered but wasn't stressed AT ALL. In fact she told me that my insurance company probably wouldn't even cover it. This time around they kept going on and on about how important the test is and all the valuable information that it can give you etc. etc. How its ROUTINE PRENATAL TESTING and my insurance does cover it. I wanted the u/s to have a peak at the little one, so I had it done.
Everything looks great. Its a 2 part test...they take the measurement and then do blood work and give you your results from there. Anything under 3mm is considered normal. This baby measured at 1.2 mm, which is very good. I will get the blood work results next week.
Baby is almost 3 inches long, Heartbeat was 155. He/She was squirming all around in there and waving. The sonographer was happy because the baby was in a good position for a measurement, BUT then he/she fell asleep. Just completely asleep. She tried and tried and tried jiggling my belly, which is not cool when you have a FULL bladder. Finally she brought out this buzzer/vibrator thing that she buzzed me with to wake him/her up. It worked! Poor baby, but i figured he/she has 6 more months to sleep whenever they want so I can wake them up this time.
Maybe I will have a baby who sleeps through everything. That is something I don't have now.
Anyway, Lacey is 10 months old today!!!!!
I'll try to get an update tomorrow. I am tired, it took 4 hours to get her to sleep last night.....
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