Tuesday, June 22, 2010
So while I'm waiting on a video to upload I will write a little post...hmmmm, what should I write about??? I'll start with my night last night. Well, this really begins with Saturday night. Jakob actually slept all night. He's ten months old, so that might seem like something silly to be happy about, but since we've moved here most nights he wakes up 2-3 times. At first I would get up every time because I didn't want him to wake up our upstairs neighbors. After a while of sitting up with him and nursing him I realized that part of the reason why he might be waking up is because of our upstairs neighbors. They are very loud in the middle of the night, sometimes even into the early hours of the morning. Finally Jeremy said "you're gonna have to let him cry and put himself back to sleep" and I agreed. I needed some sleep!!! Jakey would still wake up 2-3 times at night, but he would mostly go back to sleep on his own. Saturday night Jakob did not wake up at all (!!!) I didn't know what I did differently (he did eat some baked potato with me, and corn on the cob for dinner, so I don't know if "real food" had an impact), in fact his schedule was the same as always, but for some reason he slept really good. Sunday Jakey only took one nap, he didn't get his afternoon nap in because we went to church, and Sunday evening we went to the church picnic so he was up kinda late. When we got home he was fussy and wanted to nurse and go to bed. Once again he slept all night. Of course I'm thinking "Woooohooo!!!!" and once again Jakob says, "no mom, not so fast" I decided maybe we need to cut out the afternoon nap and just put Jakey to bed around 8:00 and maybe he'll sleep through the night. Maybe he's outgrown two naps a day. So I only laid him down for one nap yesterday. We played with him a lot so he didn't have time to fall asleep, and around 8:15 I put him to bed. He laid down without a fuss and went right to sleep. Around 11:00 last night Jakob woke up and started crying. I tried to just let him cry and see if he'd go back to sleep...no way. I got up and nursed him around 11:30 and he fell back to sleep. I laid him back down and about 12:30 he woke up screaming again. Now, usually I would think maybe he has an earache, as he seems to do this when he has an ear infection, but when I would pick him up he quit screaming. I actually let him cry for an hour straight last night thinking he would tire himself out and go to sleep...no such luck. Finally I brought my pillow and blanket into the living room, turned on a movie and slept while Jakob crawled all over me and played with his toys. When the movie was over I turned the t.v. off and tried to nurse Jake thinking he's got to be tired, it's like 2:00 in the morning now. Nope...when I laid him down he was bright eyed and cried for a little while, but eventually he fell asleep. He was up with daddy at 6:30 this morning! I don't know what happened, but he was not interested in sleep last night. One day I know this child will sleep!!! Women who have grown children keep telling me that once you have the second baby you don't even care that you get no rest, because you realize how fast these little ones grow up. I try to think about how thankful I am that I have Jakob as I sit there in the dark feeding him and falling asleep. I try to remember how much I prayed and longed for this little booger that is keeping me from my rest, and eventually I can thank God that even though I am soooo tired I am so glad to have this little boy to keep me awake. One day I will get to sleep. One day this little boy will be a teenager, and I'll have to drag him out of bed, all the while thinking and missing the days he was a little boy who woke me up 2 or three times a night. I just want to treasure and enjoy every moment, even the difficult ones. In two months my baby will be a year old...unbelievable. Speaking of which, I need to take his 10 month picture. Yes, I am a little behind, what else is new? Ugggh! My video didn't load. Gotta go try it again. Hope you all have a great day :) <3
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Like I have said before...motherhood is not for wimps :) He will sleep one day I promise. I think when he didn't take his afternoon nap when you laid him done @ 8:00 pm, he took it as his nap. Just hang in there and nap when he does... love ya
He might still need the afternoon nap but don't let him sleep as long. I found with mine boys that sometimes when they miss their naps then they get overtired and can't sleep as well. It's funny because you would think they would sleep really good but that doesn't seem to happen. I think when Kymberly was around his age I put her down for the afternoon nap and woke her up after about 30 or 45 minutes. Then they get some sleep but not too much and then try doing the bedtime at 8 or so. That'a how i did mine and works good. They still go to bed at 8. Hope it works and talk to ya leter. Love ya!
Happy 10 month birthday Jakob!! I realized today that I missed that... so I'm late again. I'll get it right for his one year for sure... ;)
UGH on the sleep thing. That sucks. I didn't realize how much he was still waking up when you moved?
1) Do you have some sort of white noise maker? We bought one and it has been great. Even though it weighs a couple pounds I don't travel without it. It's so helpful to keep Ruthie asleep.
2) I really loved the book Healthy Sleep Habbits, Happy Child. It talks about consistent napping and how sleep actually begets sleep (a concept I still struggle to believe sometime). You could see if they have it at the library and take a look to see what you think. I just read the section that applied to Ruthie - so the 5-12 months section - and found it really helpful to get her to sleep through the night and down for her 2 naps a day.
3) I did the crawl over me thing this morning. Ruthie woke up at 5:55 and so I went in to nurse her and just feel asleep on her floor with the little booger crawling over me and then falling asleep on the floor. It's not the most comfortable thing, but we're young, and they're young, right?
Hope the past couple nights since Sunday and today go better...
xoxo
Cat-
Jake was sleeping through the night until we moved. I guess the change in everything caused him to wake up more. I do not have a noise maker for him, but I think I will consider getting one. We are supposed to go to the library today so I am definitely gonna get that book (thanks!). Another thing is...and I know I'm gonna sound like a bad mom but...Jakob sleeps in the living room in his playpen at night. He could not sleep in the same room with us (we are in a one bedroom apt.) and when I moved him to the living room he did really well for a while. Now I don't know if he's not sleeping because the playpen isn't comfortable, or if he has just discovered that he doesn't want to sleep once he wakes up and if he cries hard enough and long enough I will get him up. I have tried to keep this place looking and feeling like home as much as possible, but I am considering moving his crib into the living room and see if that helps. (he will just nap in the playpen in the bedroom) In the Apt. whether you're in the bedroom or the living room people sometimes talk really loudly in the parking lot or they drive home with their music really loud late at night, so I think the noise maker might help him...The poor guy has had his whole life changed around for the past 4 months :( We'll figure it out though
Shauna~ I am so sorry sweety! I am learning right now about having no sleep and it stinks!!! But you always inspire me and I love how you said that you have to remind yourself that one day you will miss these days! I need to do the same!!! It is so hard! Praying that Jakey does better soon! Love U!
Get the white noise machine for sure.Hannah cant go to sleep at night without her rainforest cd playing.
I like what ptucran said..motherhood is not for wimps!and what you said,you will get rest someday but he will be older and you will miss the late nights with just you and him.
I looked at the library for that book, but couldn't find it. I forgot the correct title though, I go to the library at least once a week, so I will try to pick it up next time.
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