tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505367244567483130.post2583843492674958405..comments2023-06-25T09:09:53.310-04:00Comments on Journey with the Jordans: giving up*Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16850718990935290573noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505367244567483130.post-36874565667935177922010-10-26T11:58:21.618-04:002010-10-26T11:58:21.618-04:00Hahah I know you're smart, Mom. You did this w...Hahah I know you're smart, Mom. You did this with 4 children, so you know your stuff. Love you!Whitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16850718990935290573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505367244567483130.post-8923762966997590182010-10-25T23:37:03.514-04:002010-10-25T23:37:03.514-04:00Hey Whit!
Stop reading the books, often written by...Hey Whit!<br />Stop reading the books, often written by a man who will never have a baby!! Wait till you read the one about potty training at nine months in one all-day session!!! Guess who really got "trained" - yep, the mom!! And remember, call your mother-she's pretty smart. Babies like to change things up just when you think you have them on a schedule...especially a SLEEPING schedule! If he's actually screaming, then something is hurting, and the ears are a good place to start. An earache is pure misery, and usually worse when lying down. See-told you I was smart. :)<br />Sure love you!<br />MomClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06534617548263360636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505367244567483130.post-19401035353831024482010-10-25T14:05:45.585-04:002010-10-25T14:05:45.585-04:00I agree with Lindsay and I think it's probably...I agree with Lindsay and I think it's probably b/c of your trip home. Travel always throws Elizabeth off schedule. I was looking at an old blog post of ours trying to remember when she did the wake up in the middle of the night and scream for no reason-thing. And she did it at five months and I had to let her cry it out. But that doesn't work for every baby so don't stress about not doing what the "experts" say. But I am a fan of sticking with a set nap schedule. It worked for me, anyway. Good luck!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09827586433437956419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505367244567483130.post-66241099364702746282010-10-25T13:31:06.087-04:002010-10-25T13:31:06.087-04:00Thanks guys! It helps to know that this is probabl...Thanks guys! It helps to know that this is probably normal and that I'm not scarring my child for life.<br /><br />Chelsea, I was wondering if he does have an ear infection because sometimes before we even get him all the way in the crib he's crying and pulls on his ear like he's in pain. I'll have to keep an eye on it.Whitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992303131399948232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505367244567483130.post-37430884775605414132010-10-25T13:30:43.475-04:002010-10-25T13:30:43.475-04:00I hate it when The Boy wakes up like that. It'...I hate it when The Boy wakes up like that. It's horrible and EVERY morning at like 4 am. We give him a bottle and he goes back down for a bit. When he does the little fussy noises Gadget Guy can go in and rub is back a bit and then massage his scalp and it puts him right out, which is so like his dad.Losing Brownieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04130477226803177228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505367244567483130.post-8890983494071825592010-10-25T13:25:22.087-04:002010-10-25T13:25:22.087-04:00I bet she's right - teeth or growth spurt. The...I bet she's right - teeth or growth spurt. The cold mist humidifier helped Kyler with the congestion thing - but I don't know if you need that out east! Also, he could be coming down with an ear infection, which makes it really painful to lay down. Kyler has done the same thing, where a few days in a row he would scream bloody murder - but it's all good now. It really doesn't usually last long - if he's been sleeping well before I wouldn't stress it too much. Nap when he does. I know it's hard to do, but I do it whenever I get the chance!!!Chelseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12799494841663201861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505367244567483130.post-29692753466176748082010-10-25T13:23:11.876-04:002010-10-25T13:23:11.876-04:00That's rough, but it's normal. He could be...That's rough, but it's normal. He could be having a hard time because he's teething, or having a growth spurt, or it could even just be that he got a little lost finding his way back to his routine after you trip home. Even though we didn't go anywhere and our days were fairly normal while my mom was visiting, Caleb got "off" at nights, and had a really (REALLY) hard time settling down. He's a screamer, too, and he doesn't give up. Ever. So I can't just let him cry it out -- at least not to a point. Anyway, he's doing better now and in hindsight I can see that it was probably the combination of two new teeth, a visit from Grandma, AND a developing cold that made him have such a hard time. Don't stress about letting Blake develop bad habits. He can, of course, develop them, but it takes a little more than some rough nights for them to stick. Cuddling and rocking him (as opposed to rigidly sleep training him) won't hurt anything in the long run, and you might as well get all the snuggling in now while he'll still let you do it. :) He's so young -- at this point there are no bad habits he can fall into that you can't fix fairly easily. And don't stress about the sleep training either. Babies really do fall into their own sleep pattern. You can guide them a little, but they really do just figure it out on their own for the most part. I've never been a "by the book" kind of mother. Every time I've read up on what the "experts" have to say, I get frustrated. That isn't to say they don't have good ideas I'm willing to implement, but I usually take a little here and a little there to fit what is best for both my and my kids. I just find it better to be educated, but let my gut do the rest of the work. Anyway, this is way long, but hang in there. You're doing great, you really are. Long, wakeful nights are for the dogs, but they won't last forever.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13827607152706015982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505367244567483130.post-24639062757245083652010-10-25T10:26:18.622-04:002010-10-25T10:26:18.622-04:00Thank you thank you thank you! I think that's ...Thank you thank you thank you! I think that's what I needed to hear!Whitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16850718990935290573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505367244567483130.post-34464731202711334912010-10-25T10:14:41.847-04:002010-10-25T10:14:41.847-04:00Oh man. I actually still remember those times, eve...Oh man. I actually still remember those times, even though mine is a teenager now. Maybe he is getting more teeth. Or maybe he's going through a growth spurt and really is waking up hungry, hence the bottle. Maybe it's just a stage that will stop as quickly as it began. What I can tell you is take it one day at a time, don't put too much pressure on yourself to train him to do what the books say (sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't), and know that someday you will look back on it and the time period where you felt like a walking zombie will seem like such a short snapshot in life. I know it doesn't help the circles under your eyes now. Hang in there!Just A Normal Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17044107177408002343noreply@blogger.com