Okay, so a few weeks ago I told Matt that I was going to put a Valentines background up and he said that it was WAY to far ahead to even be thinking of that, but some of my friends have it, so I am too.
And just a small update, Jonah is doing a lot better. We made new goals for the new year, the only goals I have for the kids are to finish potty training Mikelle, and to get Jonah to sleep the whole night through (I KNOW). He still wakes up and so last night I made him cry it out. He cried for probably over an hour, and the only reasons I didn't get him were: I was way too tired, I shut his door and could barely hear him, and Matt was still up watching tv, so anytime I got up he said "don't get him". So Jonah went back to sleep but then woke up again at 4:30 and I just got him then and he slept with me on the couch. So, any suggestions: do you moms just let your kids cry it out all night and never get them till they just stop waking up eventually and sleep through?
And here is a random picture we took recently because I can't post without a picture.
5 comments:
You're right to start preparing for Valentine's Day. Kids love to have things to look forward to. Same with old people.
As for babies crying in the night, once you've made sure that they're OK, fed, dry, not too hot and not too cold, no nightmares, no illness, it's up to the amount of energy you have left to deal with the situation. Sometimes it did not bother me to hear them cry themselves to sleep. At other times, I found the crying to be too much and gave in and brought the baby in bed with me, for my own sanity. I was consistently inconsistent, but I'm finding out that none grew horns and they're all pretty much normal adults. Actually, they're also turning out to be great parents.
Turns out that this night stuff is small stuff. Making sure they know you love them's the big stuff.
Kenz isn't sleeping through the night every night either and I don't mind giving her a bottle once in the night, but I try to only make it once. After that I try to let her cry it out. I love that Matt has to tell you not to get him-that is exactly what Sam does. PS I'm jealous you have to FINISH potty training, I don't know if Boston will ever START. He said to me yesterday, "I not get stickers, I will go in my diaper, not the toilet, you just change me." AHHHH!
Oh man that's rough that Jonah is still waking up through the night. I don't know if there is any one way to deal with every kid. With Kate we would go in and check on her make sure she was not hurt or didn't have a messy diaper and then we give her a hug and stick her back in. She used to cry it out but now she rarely wakes up. Good-luck, I think the most important thing is just to be consistent. I have no idea about the potty training thing yet, I'll be asking advice soon enough for that.
STOP GETTING HIM, IT IS EASY!
Kirsten's idea to check if he is breathing or crappy is a good idea, but other than that, let the boy realize he has to grow up!
It is so easier said than done... It is terrible to hear them crying, but if you want your sanity you might have to try just letting him cry, but at the worst, try to not hold him and let him sleep with you, that can be a bad habit to break too... Such a hard thing to do though. Keep us posted on how its gone this week!
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