Park and pizza today and then I'm off for 10 days while they're on vacation. Next week is Z's birthday and cloth diaper awareness week, so it's perfect timing. I'll be plenty busy.
We put our foot down at bedtime last night and said no tablet, you're sleeping in your own room, and dad is not laying in bed with you until you fall asleep. He was ok with me sitting next to his bed rubbing his back, but when I left he screamed and cried. After nearly 2 hours of tantrums, he was still awake the last time DH left his room, but barely.
He walked into my room this morning and said "I did it mom! I slept in my bed all by myself!" HA... ok...
I'm hoping DH can do it again tonight while I'm gone. Sleep training is hard for him. And Bub knows the right buttons to push. He always cries for dad because he knows H is more likely to cave, and then he says "Please snuggle with me" in the sweetest voice.
JoBub we're struggling again too. He was doing so well, but now he's been hysterical when we leave the room and not sleeping well or napping well. Sleep, children!!
JoBub we're struggling again too. He was doing so well, but now he's been hysterical when we leave the room and not sleeping well or napping well. Sleep, children!!
For us, it's 100% our own fault. I let him sleep with me most nights last week so I could take a shower and know what he was up to. And the week before that he was at grandmas, and I've gotten mixed stories about whether or not bedtime was a mess for them. And before that, H would just go lay in his bed until he fell asleep because it was the easiest way. But H is getting really burned out of being solely responsible for bedtime, and I'm sure AF not laying his his bed every night (and especially not when baby is here) so we need to get a handle on this. I know it will work if H and I can just be consistent, but we're weak.
JoBub we're struggling again too. He was doing so well, but now he's been hysterical when we leave the room and not sleeping well or napping well. Sleep, children!!
The regression leading up to age 2 was really hard for DS1. He started needing rocked and pushed the time way later for a few months.
JoBub we're struggling again too. He was doing so well, but now he's been hysterical when we leave the room and not sleeping well or napping well. Sleep, children!!
For us, it's 100% our own fault. I let him sleep with me most nights last week so I could take a shower and know what he was up to. And the week before that he was at grandmas, and I've gotten mixed stories about whether or not bedtime was a mess for them. And before that, H would just go lay in his bed until he fell asleep because it was the easiest way. But H is getting really burned out of being solely responsible for bedtime, and I'm sure AF not laying his his bed every night (and especially not when baby is here) so we need to get a handle on this. I know it will work if H and I can just be consistent, but we're weak.
At least you know what you need to do. I bet those two hours sucked ass. But he was fine this morning- so that's a good sign that he was punking you.
For us, it's 100% our own fault. I let him sleep with me most nights last week so I could take a shower and know what he was up to. And the week before that he was at grandmas, and I've gotten mixed stories about whether or not bedtime was a mess for them. And before that, H would just go lay in his bed until he fell asleep because it was the easiest way. But H is getting really burned out of being solely responsible for bedtime, and I'm sure AF not laying his his bed every night (and especially not when baby is here) so we need to get a handle on this. I know it will work if H and I can just be consistent, but we're weak.
At least you know what you need to do. I bet those two hours sucked ass. But he was fine this morning- so that's a good sign that he was punking you.
I told DH last night while we were listening to him scream "This is all for nothing if you don't do it again tomorrow." Let's all pray for him. LOL. I think it will be good for Bub to see that mom isn't even here and dad is still not caving. Because that's our biggest problem right now, he knows the rules are different with the two of us.
I feel you guys with the sleep troubles. I was bouncing back and forth between the boys rooms for over an hour last night. I'm just about to put a pack n play in the bigs room so they can have a sleepover. I can not sit with both of you while you fall asleep. There is only one of me!
I had an OB appt this morning. HB sounded great. I took M with me so he got to hear it too.
Yay! And awww that is so sweet you took M.
He was like, meh. I was nervous taking him because, what if they couldn't find it.
Oh and I'm beginning to lean towards this one being a girl. The high u/s HB had me dip a toe in, then today, my OB was like "hear your sister??". I forgot to ask what the HB was though. N/T scan is next week though.
JoBub if it makes you feel any better, we screwed up really bad with DD and sleeping in her own bed. But now she starts out in her bed and asks to be tucked back in if she wakes up (or if DH doesn't feel like getting up she just climbs in with us). We compromised with DD at bedtime for awhile and agreed to sit in the hallway. I would play on my phone in the hallway and she would call out every now and then to make sure I was there. I eventually just started sitting in my room but without tv or anything on until after she was asleep so if she called out I could still hear her and respond. We are finally at a point where she'll just ask for an extra hug.
Anyway, tl;dr. Even if you eff everything up, there is still hope!
Re: sleep. N has been trying every stall tactic. Last night was 'my butt hurts', 'will you pet me?' 'Will daddy pet me?' Lol.
Last night he screamed from his room "I HAVE TO GO POTTY!"
So I went in there and he crawled in my lap. I asked if he had to go potty and he said no. I was like "were you telling a lie just so I would come in here?" and he said yes. He just wants to snuggle. I get him back on his pillow, and 2 seconds later he says "I really do have to go potty." And he did. It's so frustrating.
Hi. Re sleep, we were worried for DD1's sleep bc it sucked up until a month ago. We started doing really clear expectations and a routine ("it's bedtime. You get to pick 3 songs to sing and then we are going to pray. Then daddy is going to tuck you in with baby.") and I'll tell her "two songs... one song... prayer left..." so she has some idea of where she is in the process. She's adapted well to it and at the end of the prayer, she's like "time for bed!!!"
When we skip it, we get all the stall tactics too. Girl pls.
The star chart actually works really well for us to get through bath/PJs/brush teeth/potty. And he'll even pick a book and get in bed. It's just letting us out of the room that becomes a problem. And there's no option on the star chart for "lay awake alone in the dark"
The star chart actually works really well for us to get through bath/PJs/brush teeth/potty. And he'll even pick a book and get in bed. It's just letting us out of the room that becomes a problem. And there's no option on the star chart for "lay awake alone in the dark"
I think you posted about this star chart before. Bc I bought something on amazon. It's magnetic and there are some blank ones that you could write on. NAP is one of the tasks on ours.
H went to go negotiate a car today and ended up walking away. We have a car fund, so that's our max budget out the door, and they couldn't meet us there. It got to where they came down to $250 over our budget, which on one hand we could have been like fine, close enough. But on principle we said no.
I figure if they really want the sale, the will call or text us and come down. And we have time to keep looking, and there's a million other cars for sale so I'm sure we can get as nice of a car, with better mileage, at the price we want to pay.
He was like, meh. I was nervous taking him because, what if they couldn't find it.
Oh and I'm beginning to lean towards this one being a girl. The high u/s HB had me dip a toe in, then today, my OB was like "hear your sister??". I forgot to ask what the HB was though. N/T scan is next week though.
Yay girl! I feel like they usually know without the scan. I'm team pink for you.
At least you know what you need to do. I bet those two hours sucked ass. But he was fine this morning- so that's a good sign that he was punking you.
I told DH last night while we were listening to him scream "This is all for nothing if you don't do it again tomorrow." Let's all pray for him. LOL. I think it will be good for Bub to see that mom isn't even here and dad is still not caving. Because that's our biggest problem right now, he knows the rules are different with the two of us.
12 years of parenting together and this is still our struggle. My H is a pushover when it comes to the boys.
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