Tuesday, July 22, 2008
ZZZZZZZZZZ......
We got ourselves into a mess. I say that taking full responsibility. Our kids have been on a late schedule, going to bed late and sleeping in late. This gave me time to either go to the gym in the morning or sleep in too. Eventually we were putting the kids to bed so late and it was taking sooooo long to get them both to sleep, we just started all falling asleep together in our bed. When we bought it, we thought it was a king. Some of you might recall a post where we were sleep training Quincy. Well.... we went out of town and had company, etc... and were once again derailed. Plus her crib was in our room and it didn't take long for her to find us. She would chew us out incessantly. So I caved. I decided to try to teach her to go through the night in our bed without nursing. That worked and provided some relief, but soon she was waking just to snuggle. About 8 times a night. Sweet. We were a domino game of waking each other up. One night we even shifted places 11 times. I counted. As in Michael and I both ended up at the foot of the bed like dogs after playing leaf frog all night. But I realize we did it to ourselves. Well, I broke. I snapped. I decided I didn't care about the tears anymore. Michael and I moved the crib to Avery's room and we put both kids in their room, kissed them and locked the door. There were tears. Avery told us in the morning he cried because he lost his Mommy and Daddy and the lion was scary. But both slept in their own beds. We don't even know what to do with ourselves. Quincy's sleeping through the night, Avery at least starts in his own bed (now with a flashlight), we have time to ourselves before our bedtime, and we don't spend an hour putting them so sleep. I'm pretty sure I could effectively rule the free world now!
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About Me
- Summer's World
- Logan, UT
- So I used to think... I used to think it was my world. Maybe Michael thought it was his. But we have been re-educated. By a 4 year old and a 2 year old. It's their world. We live in it.
Birth of Child #1
He looked like a blue alien. Luckily it didn't stick. And thank goodness we didn't go with Michael's idea to name him based on what he looked like.
Birth of Child #2
Much less eventful, thank goodness! She was born with red hair and 2 teeth... and skin colored skin!
6 comments:
People called me a lot of things when we cried it out with Sammy. HOWEVER, I'm the one with a little sanity left, so it was CLEARLY the better choice for us. I don't do crazy well and I love having time to myself in the evening!
Wow...posts two days in a row! I like having the kids with me, too. They aren't as hot to snuggle with as Eric. But, they take up too much of the already too small bed. It's hard to fit a preggers me (with the body pillow), hubby and a kid in the same bed!
Summer...I am SO proud of you! Way to put your foot down. It's Ok for the kids to cry sometimes...It's actually a stress reliever! Tori is sleeping 8 1/2 hours and I have to wake her up in the morning for her morning feeding. I wonder how late she would sleep if I let her?? I really am proud of you!
Yay! It is so hard to listen to them cry but there is a point where you have to do it. I don't believe in letting a newborn scream for too long but eventually they get old enough where they can handle it and they learn how to comfort themselves which will help in the future. Our marriage has been so much better now that our kiddies sleep in their own rooms and usually through the night. I know exactly what you mean. Oh the freedom! Congrats!
The Averyisms are hilarious!
Stick with it, or you'll have to start all over! Easier said than done, however. I'll admit, that I love reading your crazy stories, and secretly hope that the next ones get even crazier. Is that possible? Hey we need to get together sometime. I'll give you a call. Lisa
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