Last month, I wrote about my fears of moving Braylin into her own bedroom (in case you missed it, click here).
Surprisingly, five nights ago, I moved her (cold turkey) into her crib in her very own room.
I’m not really sure what possessed me to try it. Ryan wasn’t here and I thought if I could get through it without him here then I could get through it anytime. As bedtime approached, I thought out how I was going to make it happen. First, I moved her bear that makes “womb” noises from her bassinet into her crib. Then, I found a CD with some mellow tunes to drown out …
Joshua's first night alone
Joshua has been sleeping in our room since he came home from the hospital. When we had Nathan, Chad was in his last semester of school and we knew we’d be moving from Boston in about six months, so we didn’t buy a lot of baby furniture. It seemed silly to buy something to turn around and pay to move it six months later. So instead of getting a bassinet or a real crib, we bought a Pack ‘N Play with a bassinet top and called it good.
All of our kids have slept in our room for the first few months. It makes …
Isaac has begun a somewhat creepy habit…sleeping with his eyes peeped open!
The first time I noticed this I thought he was awake but observing me very carefully while staying completely silent and still. I should know by now that this is nearly impossible for an eight-month olds, right?
You are getting veeeeerrry sleeeeepy
After watching him watch me for a couple minutes, I waved a hand in front of his face.
No response.
Then I turned the light on.
Still nothing.
What in the world is going on here? So I whispered “Good morning, stinky” and Isaac’s eyes flew wide open and he startled, took a deep breath, and started …
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The time has come when I need to start thinking about moving Isaak into a toddler bed. That’s right, I said, “THINKING”, about moving him. I don’t think I’m ready for any more than just thinking about it right now.
This is the part where I would insert a cute little picture of my Isaak all cozy and fast asleep in his bed, except, I’m not going to. Why, you wonder? Isaak has never been the greatest sleeper, and that’s to say the least. There’s no way I would ever attempt to sneak into his room and snap a shot of his cute little cozy self all fast asleep. I …
The results of ferberizing Nora
I recently attempted to “ferberize” and follow Dr. Ferber’s technique of getting Nora to sleep in her own bed. Dr. Ferber believes the best way to get your baby to sleep on their own is to: put your child in the crib and let them cry for five minutes, then you go in to reassure them that you’re still alive and leave again this time for ten minutes and if they’re still crying you go back and reassure them that you didn’t leave them then you leave for fifteen minutes. Do you get the pattern?
Well, Garrett had to go back …
