Little Man turned 22 months last Friday. I have no stats, save this one: After 22 months of interrupted sleep…22 months in a row… I am done. I have reached my breaking point. I am exhausted. I have no patience. I need prayer. And sleep. That is all. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPad
It is early as I write this. 6 am. But this seems to be the only “me time” I have lately. I’m settling into a nice new routine. Little Man wakes up between 5 & 6 am most mornings. He gets a new diaper, some milk and some cuddling. Then he goes back down for… Continue reading Thankful
When Keith and I fight (which happens infrequently, but certainly more often now that we are parents than before!), inevitably he brings up that I get to nap during the day – every day, if I so choose. And it is true, more days than not, I choose to take a nap. And here is… Continue reading Why I Need a Nap
* My 18 month old is suffering some serious sleep regression. He screams when we try to put him to bed, no matter the time of day or how exhausted he truly is. Is this separation anxiety? Stubbornness? Is he working something out? * I will take any and all advice on the previous point… Continue reading Random Tidbits
Monday Little Man will be 18 months old (young?). Tuesday will be his doc appointment, and I have fears they’re going to ask me things that I haven’t really kept track of. Like how many words he knows and uses in context. Let’s see…. Momma Dada Lu Lu (Lucy) Lo Lo (Laura) Matt K-K (Kennedy… Continue reading Wordy McGee
* When Little Man expresses his developing temper, I wonder if this is: A) his personality developing, B) an adoption thing or C) normal toddler behavior. He pulls at his clothes, he smacks away our hands, he throws himself on the ground and cries… * I often wonder how much he “gets” about being adopted.… Continue reading Things on My Mind Lately
Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is for my child to start sleeping through the night. Please. I will leave you homemade chocolate chip cookies as a bribe gift if that will help. Love, Exhausted Mama
For about two weeks, I’ve been pretty heavily convicted I need to take better care of myself. I am not particularly healthy right now, emotionally, physically or spiritually. I know I need to exercise. I know I need more sleep (although some of that is beyond my control). I need to spend time with Jesus.… Continue reading Really, God? Really?
In no particular order: …being a mommy means no vacation, even when your hubby is on vacation. There are always bottles to wash, diapers to change and bedtimes to maintain. …sleep training is SO important, but SO hard to do. We had LM sleeping pretty well, and then he quit. Then he started sleeping through… Continue reading Things I’ve Learned the Hard Way…
Not a romantic tale, this one. Not at all. No Tom Hanks here, unforunately… Are there such things as good sleepers and bad sleepers? Because if so…I have a bad sleeper. And I’m tired. We were doing really well. He started sleeping through the night at six months. Six months. I did “Babywise” and “Baby… Continue reading Sleepless in Indy
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