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wildflowersoulFirst: Teething sucks. I loathe teething with all my heart. Our boy has been all out of sorts the past few days and is just dripping with drool constantly, it's like a leaky faucet. One more tooth erupting up now, and possibly two more on the way.
A year ago today I went into the hospital for "monitoring." We left a few days later with a baby! This past year has been the biggest rollercoaster of my life. Also, I haven't had more than a few hours of sleep at a time now in a very, very long time. He has slept through the night exactly zero times, though we've had a few nights here and there of him sleeping until, like, 4 am. I guess that counts? Anyone out there with babies who sleep through the night: I am very, very envious of your situation. I've been contemplating busting out the Ferber/modified Ferber approach because seriously? I need to frigging sleep at some point. We're not convinced it will work on West, because this kid will cry himself hoarse and just keep going, but the Dr. Sears approach is totally unrealistic for this two-working-parents household. I need to get this baby staying in his crib all night sometime soon.
Some parts of this year have been extremely hard, but hey, we got through them. I still feel like I have no idea what I'm doing, and probably never really will. But he's healthy and happy, and he now comes over to us to give us big hugs, and those baby hugs (and the drippy wet baby kisses, he kind of just leans in with an open mouth and gloms onto a cheek) are the best parent rewards ever.
Oh, and he has new words! He says "ball" in the correct context. We think he says "thank you." He has said "ok" at daycare, but we haven't replicated it at home. And he thinks a bunch of things in the living room are called "no no"s. He managed to climb a stair yesterday, and he's cruising around while holding onto furniture.
A year ago today I went into the hospital for "monitoring." We left a few days later with a baby! This past year has been the biggest rollercoaster of my life. Also, I haven't had more than a few hours of sleep at a time now in a very, very long time. He has slept through the night exactly zero times, though we've had a few nights here and there of him sleeping until, like, 4 am. I guess that counts? Anyone out there with babies who sleep through the night: I am very, very envious of your situation. I've been contemplating busting out the Ferber/modified Ferber approach because seriously? I need to frigging sleep at some point. We're not convinced it will work on West, because this kid will cry himself hoarse and just keep going, but the Dr. Sears approach is totally unrealistic for this two-working-parents household. I need to get this baby staying in his crib all night sometime soon.
Some parts of this year have been extremely hard, but hey, we got through them. I still feel like I have no idea what I'm doing, and probably never really will. But he's healthy and happy, and he now comes over to us to give us big hugs, and those baby hugs (and the drippy wet baby kisses, he kind of just leans in with an open mouth and gloms onto a cheek) are the best parent rewards ever.
Oh, and he has new words! He says "ball" in the correct context. We think he says "thank you." He has said "ok" at daycare, but we haven't replicated it at home. And he thinks a bunch of things in the living room are called "no no"s. He managed to climb a stair yesterday, and he's cruising around while holding onto furniture.
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Date: 2011-07-26 03:14 pm (UTC)I wish you the best of luck with the sleeping and the teething. I remember well how that all feels. Have you read Ferber's book? I have. He offers many options, but you have to really commit, no matter what you choose to do. (We never did Ferber - but I made sure to read about it, anyway. And I read the whole hulking huge book -- the latest edition even addresses solving sleep issues for families who co-sleep.) I adapted Baby Whisperer techniques, but I began when Martha was considerably younger (so might not be much help to you now, and I've never read her toddler book - only the baby one).
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Date: 2011-07-26 03:21 pm (UTC)Thanks! We probably should have done sleep training earlier. I will totally check out that toddler Baby Whisperer book. I'll probably also read the Happiest Toddler on the Block. I am sure that something will work if we develop a plan and stick to it, it's just the figuring out what to do and then actually sticking with it that'll be the hard part.
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Date: 2011-07-26 09:53 pm (UTC)I am not looking forward to teething. Q is already drooling like a mad person and there are not teeth in sight!
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Date: 2011-07-27 01:04 am (UTC)I hope Q is one of those kids that teething just doesn't bother. Hey, he sleeps through the night, so you could luck out on all fronts!
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Date: 2011-07-27 01:59 am (UTC)No sleep advice here. A good night is a few hours in the crib and then he comes to bed with me at about 10 or 11 pm, waking another 1-2 times to nurse (sometimes staying awake for an hour). I haven't had more than 2 consecutive hours of sleep since he was a few months old... Though he did sleep all night ONCE, on my birthday. Best. Present. Ever.
Can't wait to see you guys this Saturday! I'm so excited!