First of all, let me address the silence that followed my blog post yesterday regarding M.D.'s TV debut. I never figured out which station (if any) aired the story...I know that multiple media outlets were present at the awards ceremony so it may be aired at a later date as well. The report came back that M.D. was a STELLAR field trip taker. Board members & media members alike were complimenting Miss Michele on how well behaved our little man was during the whole proceeding. We are very proud of him :)
It has come to my attention that I forgot a very important step post-blogging about M.D.'s awesome bedtime routine...I forgot to knock on wood. Damnit. He has a new habit that has formed which is both hilarious, frusturating and heartbreaking all at the same time. Let me explain....
M.D. still goes to bed REALLY easily. It's still usually around 7:00-7:30pm. The problem is that he doesn't STAY asleep. His new habit involves waking up (usually between 9-10pm) and crying until we go into his room and hold him. He then decides it's play time. We don't let him "play" but usually bring him to our bed to read a book or have another (small) bottle. He thinks it's awesome. He laughs, talks, bounces, tries to pull the dogs' tails (another blog post in the making...) etc, etc, etc.
It has come to my attention that I forgot a very important step post-blogging about M.D.'s awesome bedtime routine...I forgot to knock on wood. Damnit. He has a new habit that has formed which is both hilarious, frusturating and heartbreaking all at the same time. Let me explain....
M.D. still goes to bed REALLY easily. It's still usually around 7:00-7:30pm. The problem is that he doesn't STAY asleep. His new habit involves waking up (usually between 9-10pm) and crying until we go into his room and hold him. He then decides it's play time. We don't let him "play" but usually bring him to our bed to read a book or have another (small) bottle. He thinks it's awesome. He laughs, talks, bounces, tries to pull the dogs' tails (another blog post in the making...) etc, etc, etc.
So there's the new habit, in action. The frusturating/heartbreaking part is what happens when we try to put him back to bed. It doesn't matter whether this is immediately after he starts screaming the first time in his crib, or after 5 minutes in a rocking chair, or after 15 minutes playing in our bed, it's always the same...blood curdling screams & sobs. It's AWFUL! I can't handle it. So what have we been doing? The easy answer would be to give-in. He wants to be in our room, with us, all night. That's not happening. But we also aren't letting him sit in his crib and scream all night long. I don't want to pay for that much therapy for him when he's older. The compromsie is a sort of dance. We let him be in our bed for a short time. We read a book, we sing a song, whatever comes to mind. Then, he goes back to the crib, and we listen to screams that make me want to sob. Then, if the screaming doesn't cease, he comes back into our bed for an even shorter amount of time. Then back to the crib. I don't know if this is the answer...all I know is that he ends up in his bed sleeping before 11pm (knocking on wood right now). In other words, it's nothing we can't handle. Is it ideal? No. Is it do-able for now? Yes.
Moving on to other habits...I want a new one. Or I should maybe say a "hobby". I never took home economics in high school. I remember my high school guidance counselor giving me a HUGE speech during registration that I needed to take the class. I then gave him a HUGE speech about how I felt he was being sexist by forcing a home economics class on me, a young female, while none of my male friends were being pressured into taking the class. He dropped the subject, I never took the class. I'm seriously regretting my Eve Ensler inspired moment right now. The problem: I never learned to sew. I don't mean sew by hand..I can sew a button on that has fallen off a shirt any day. I mean SEW sew. Particularly...I want the "make things I see on Pinterest" sewing skills. Not the hard things...but the things that say "SO EASY" and "NO SEWING SKILLS NEEDED" in the bullet point lines. I want to sew. I never learned now. I don't have a sewing machine. These are my roadblocks. SO, I'm bound and determined to figure this out (one way or another). So if any one is willing to lend their advice (or skills, or old sewing machine you don't use anymore) PLEASE let me know :) I'll take all of the help I can get.
Moving on to other habits...I want a new one. Or I should maybe say a "hobby". I never took home economics in high school. I remember my high school guidance counselor giving me a HUGE speech during registration that I needed to take the class. I then gave him a HUGE speech about how I felt he was being sexist by forcing a home economics class on me, a young female, while none of my male friends were being pressured into taking the class. He dropped the subject, I never took the class. I'm seriously regretting my Eve Ensler inspired moment right now. The problem: I never learned to sew. I don't mean sew by hand..I can sew a button on that has fallen off a shirt any day. I mean SEW sew. Particularly...I want the "make things I see on Pinterest" sewing skills. Not the hard things...but the things that say "SO EASY" and "NO SEWING SKILLS NEEDED" in the bullet point lines. I want to sew. I never learned now. I don't have a sewing machine. These are my roadblocks. SO, I'm bound and determined to figure this out (one way or another). So if any one is willing to lend their advice (or skills, or old sewing machine you don't use anymore) PLEASE let me know :) I'll take all of the help I can get.