Well, Hello All!
We have been going through some changes the past 5 days. I read "Sleep Sense" and we have been trying our darnedest to implement it to a T. It's been hard (to see her so tired during the day, and not be able to swaddle her and put her in her swing).
Saturday afternoon was when it all began. I finished the book and got really excited to implement it. The basic gist of the book is that, if you'd like your sweet baby to sleep through the night, (as well as you sleeping through the night again) then you have to stop anything that makes her dependent on you in the middle of the night (ex: binkie, swaddling, rocking, nursing, bottle to put her to sleep) The main quote is "put her in her crib, AWAKE".
We have been going through some changes the past 5 days. I read "Sleep Sense" and we have been trying our darnedest to implement it to a T. It's been hard (to see her so tired during the day, and not be able to swaddle her and put her in her swing).
Saturday afternoon was when it all began. I finished the book and got really excited to implement it. The basic gist of the book is that, if you'd like your sweet baby to sleep through the night, (as well as you sleeping through the night again) then you have to stop anything that makes her dependent on you in the middle of the night (ex: binkie, swaddling, rocking, nursing, bottle to put her to sleep) The main quote is "put her in her crib, AWAKE".
It makes a lot of sense. PS I am still feeding Kate during the night. My Dr. said she could go 6 hours with out eating but if she seems hungry, then I feed her. It's as simple as that. But I make sure she doesn't fall asleep while eating and I talk to her before putting her in the crib. It's so counter intuitive to be kinda loud before laying her down but I think it makes a lot of sense.
Well, the first day was hard for her to fall asleep for a nap and she only napped about 15 minutes...but HEY, she DID fall asleep and we were so happy for her. That night she fell asleep in 17 minutes, but she couldn't stay sleep, b/c her little arms kept jumping and waking her up. It was a really hard night. I stayed in her room and cheered her on, rubbed her tummy, fed her, cried with her, talked to her and held her a couple times, but made sure I didn't let her fall asleep in my arms. It was SOOO hard to see her so tired and not be able to really help. :(
Well, the first day was hard for her to fall asleep for a nap and she only napped about 15 minutes...but HEY, she DID fall asleep and we were so happy for her. That night she fell asleep in 17 minutes, but she couldn't stay sleep, b/c her little arms kept jumping and waking her up. It was a really hard night. I stayed in her room and cheered her on, rubbed her tummy, fed her, cried with her, talked to her and held her a couple times, but made sure I didn't let her fall asleep in my arms. It was SOOO hard to see her so tired and not be able to really help. :(
She took lots of naps on Sunday (during each part of church pretty much).
Then Sunday night went well. She slept 3 hrs, 5 hrs, 4hrs. ( she only woke up twice!) I was sooo excited! But I knew she was probably catching up on sleep, so I wasn't sure that we were over the hard part yet. So,
Monday night was so tough. She woke up every 2 hours for a while and then every hour. She kept rolling onto her tummy...which scared me, so I kept rolling her back. That made it so hard for her to fall back asleep. I'm sorry Kate.
I cannot remember what happened on Tuesday. I think she woke up every 3 hours. Only b/c I kept putting her back on her back. Otherwise, I think she would have slept well.
Last night was crazy! She slept 8 1/2 hours straight. Not a peep! She was on her tummy, but I am not ready to let her sleep on her tummy until she can roll back to her back with ease. Right now it's still a struggle. So, from 3 am- 6:30am she had a tough time sleeping.
Tonight, so far she's been sleeping for 4 hours. She's on her sweet little side. She looks so cute.
I really like "Sleep Sense", b/c it gives you two approaches. Either: you can stay with your little sweetie and make sure she doesn't feel abandoned, encouraging her intermittently and letting her see you're there, and letting her know you love her so much. The other option is more for moms who have more than one kid. You still show them you love them and support them, but you don't stay in their room until they fall asleep. You to check on her intermittently until she stops crying. I am kinda to this point now, b/c she doesn't cry anymore at night. Hip hip hooray!
Then Sunday night went well. She slept 3 hrs, 5 hrs, 4hrs. ( she only woke up twice!) I was sooo excited! But I knew she was probably catching up on sleep, so I wasn't sure that we were over the hard part yet. So,
Monday night was so tough. She woke up every 2 hours for a while and then every hour. She kept rolling onto her tummy...which scared me, so I kept rolling her back. That made it so hard for her to fall back asleep. I'm sorry Kate.
I cannot remember what happened on Tuesday. I think she woke up every 3 hours. Only b/c I kept putting her back on her back. Otherwise, I think she would have slept well.
Last night was crazy! She slept 8 1/2 hours straight. Not a peep! She was on her tummy, but I am not ready to let her sleep on her tummy until she can roll back to her back with ease. Right now it's still a struggle. So, from 3 am- 6:30am she had a tough time sleeping.
Tonight, so far she's been sleeping for 4 hours. She's on her sweet little side. She looks so cute.
I really like "Sleep Sense", b/c it gives you two approaches. Either: you can stay with your little sweetie and make sure she doesn't feel abandoned, encouraging her intermittently and letting her see you're there, and letting her know you love her so much. The other option is more for moms who have more than one kid. You still show them you love them and support them, but you don't stay in their room until they fall asleep. You to check on her intermittently until she stops crying. I am kinda to this point now, b/c she doesn't cry anymore at night. Hip hip hooray!
I have put this off for sooo long, b/c I didn't know that I had a choice. I am SOOOOO thankful for my friend, Stephanie, for recommending this. It's been an answer to prayers. I would recommend it to anyone. It's not only for newborns/infants. This woman has helped hundreds of families with toddlers too. So, cheers to Dana (Sleep Sense Author) hopefully this is the beginning of many full-night's sleep :)
PICTURE TIME!!!
I love making baby Kate laugh!
My Momma stayed the night with us a few weeks ago, while my Dad was out of town. She was sooo thoughtful and brought me flowers!
This little shnookems rolls onto her tummy all the time now. She's so cute. The poor thing sometimes can't figure out how to get back onto her back. That frustrates her. I'm hoping she'll get it down pat, soon, b/c then I can let her sleep on her tummy at night. Right now she's sleeping on her side or back.
"GG" Great Grandma. She's 95 but honestly she's sharper than a sharpened tack! She came for the day and we had such a great time! We went to lunch at Applebee's, chatted, and played with Kate. To wrap up the visit, we watched back-to-back episodes of Bonanza! hahah :D We loved it. They were filled with romance! Both of us were like "We thought Bonanza was about sheriffs and tumble weed!" I guess not. Maybe we were thinking about Gunsmoke. Bonanza, I love you!We love you too, GG! :)
This one looks like she's holding her breath! She's so dang funny. Love those rosy cheeks. I am not sure what makes them so rosy. I check her temp. often to see if she's running a slight fever. It's always normal. In case you didn't' know, that's the reason why her middle name is Rose. We gave it to her a week or so after her birth. She had jaundice really bad, and as soon as it cleared up, we saw that she had beautiful rosy cheeks! Before that, she didn't have a middle name.
That little ray of light is perfect. This little ensemble is from her G-ma (Greg's Mom) and the boots are from my friend, Dara (Auntie Dairy). BTW (by the way) I didn't put her arm on the arm rest. That was all her!
This was what she wore to church on Sunday. So sweet! The only thing I was bugged about was that I found the brown tights that day, and she's almost too big for them. Today I totally reorganized her closet and drawers. I organized the closet according to type of clothes, rather than what age it's for. I put all of her pants in one drawer. I think it will be much easier for me to find stuff now. Thank you so much, everyone for being so generous at our shower and since. Kate has tons of adorable things to wear. I feel a little guilty though, b/c I put her in pjs many days. I'll try to do better! :)
8 comments:
Great job! I'm glad it is going better for you. Sleep is a must for both baby and Mom. I just loved that brown outfit she wore on Sunday.
Abbs, she is simply ADORABLE! I LOVE her rosy cheeks and I didn't know that about the middle name. very cool. love it. Sorry about the sleep problems. I let all mine sleep on their stomachs for that reason. When they were like 2 months old. they all help their heads up well and I decided not to worry about it. They all turned out ok. I never got in the habit of rocking them to sleep, I'm glad. I imagine that can be very hard. I'm glad you found a good book that you like. If you ever want to read another I liked "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child." I hope she continues to do well. Lack of sleep is SO hard. So, SO HARD!!! Hang in there girl. You are doing a great job and she is just a DOLL!!!
Abbey...she is ADORABLE!!! I'm glad sleep is going well. I'm with your friend on the stomach sleeping. I WISH Saige would roll onto her stomach at night! I've heard once they can roll onto their stomachs they are good to go with sleeping that way. I hope it keeps going well!
Oh that is the best feeling when they start sleeping better! We are currently working on Ada's naps. She is not the best of nappers. She fights us. BUT, she sleeps usually from 7:30ishPM to 3:30/4:30AM, wakes up to eat, goes back to bed until 7:00AM/8:00AM. It is wonderful.
Unswaddling her was REALLY hard cause that was her comfort as well. She got used to it pretty fast though. Good job. It is always nail biting, especially during the early hours of the night. You want to sleep SO badly, but can't. And you want your baby to sleep so badly too and she can't! Sigh...Then everyone is tired.
She is BEAUTIFUL!!!
aaaaaahhh! She's so cute!! We miss you guys. Hooray for sleep. I hope things keep working. It is wonderful to start sleeping again. :)
she is seriously to die for! what a cutie! miss you guys!
Ah, what a sweet little pumpkin. Great job on following through with the sleeping. It's so hard for a few times and then so worth it. Nice work. Can't wait to get acquainted again soon with our little Kate.
Just happened upon your blog and fell in LOVE with your dArLiNg little smoosh of a baby =). Let's see if I can introduce myself without confusion, I am Greg's friends little sister Jenni =). I guess he's my friend too but he grew up and went on a mission at the same time as my twin brothers. It's odd that I caught your blog at this particular post as well. I help mom's across the country with the book Baby-Wise, whether they are on the first or fifth book. It's refreshing to hear a mom stick to her guns and love her "smoosh" enough to endure a few weeks of difficulty. Good job!!!!! =)
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