Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Good Moms, Thankful
Thank you moms for all the good advice about Daniel's sleeping. I am going to try...everything. Modified Ferber this weekend after soy milk, cheese etc., less spoiling, more loving him healthy. I guess Daniel, like Scotty, carries the burden of my lengthy longing for him. I tend to err on the side of over loving, kissing, protecting, and indulging. You all have given me something to work on.
Today is hot. In an effort to save my house and children from the certain destruction that was about to take place inside (too much time inside makes for wild boys), we tried to walk to the park. We wilted halfway down the street. Slowly we waddled through the heat waves back to our garage for a promised cleaning. I stopped to water the flowers, and Daniel took the hose. It wasn't long before he turned around and soaked Scotty. Shrieks of laughter, splashing, little giggles, puddle jumping, and mud digging soon had me seated on my driveway watching the scene and, as often happens lately, smiling a big almost tickled up smile without realizing it for a minute. I am thankful.
Today is hot. In an effort to save my house and children from the certain destruction that was about to take place inside (too much time inside makes for wild boys), we tried to walk to the park. We wilted halfway down the street. Slowly we waddled through the heat waves back to our garage for a promised cleaning. I stopped to water the flowers, and Daniel took the hose. It wasn't long before he turned around and soaked Scotty. Shrieks of laughter, splashing, little giggles, puddle jumping, and mud digging soon had me seated on my driveway watching the scene and, as often happens lately, smiling a big almost tickled up smile without realizing it for a minute. I am thankful.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Sleep?
Daniel has been home for almost one year (hooray!), but he still will not sleep through the night. Help! Daniel goes to bed beautifully in his crib at 7:30. He sleeps until about 9 or 10 when he wakes up crying hysterically for the first time. He won't cry it out. I have tried that torture, and he just works himself to completely undone, and then he takes hours to go back to sleep. If I rock him and sing or talk to him, he will go back to sleep and sleep for another one to two hours. Then, I either take him in bed to cosleep or rock him again depending on what we are doing. In bed with me, he will fall immediately back to sleep for between 3 to 5 hours. Then he will wake again, usually frantic. The only thing that will calm him is milk: rocking, cooing, singing, holding etc. makes him scream more. After milk, he wants to lie across me, as if he is afraid I will leave if he doesn't hold me down. It is lovely to cuddle, but difficult to sleep.
He has slept though the night exactly 3 times since he became part of our family. I have tried a pack-n-play next to our bed, music, a fan, snacks before bedtime, lovie blankets. At first I thought it was just his earaches (he did have them often), but now he has tubes in his ears and has not had a ear infection since February.
Aside night sleeping, he is happy, funny, healthy. What gives? Any suggestions?
He has slept though the night exactly 3 times since he became part of our family. I have tried a pack-n-play next to our bed, music, a fan, snacks before bedtime, lovie blankets. At first I thought it was just his earaches (he did have them often), but now he has tubes in his ears and has not had a ear infection since February.
Aside night sleeping, he is happy, funny, healthy. What gives? Any suggestions?
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