Wit’s. End.

I’ve realized a couple of things about myself this week. First, access to the internet is what gets me through night after night of dealing with an insane three year old. Without another adult to help diffuse the ongoing battles, negotiations, and bribery that getting through each evening entails, a five minute break upstairs in [...]

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Eating my words

Ok fine, you all were right. Jamie’s laying quietly in his bed, awake, as I type. (Ok, just heard a whispered “mommy” over the monitor but this is only night 2 of MY NEW APPROACH to sleep). (And now we have a repeated “mommy. mommy. mooommmeeee. moommeee. mommymommymommy.) (And he’s at his door – be [...]

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Sleep, again

I started this at work earlier today and somehow lost it. I think that’s the first time that’s happened since I switched to WordPress, so I’m sure it’s user error…
So, let’s cut to the chase. Last Weds on the way home I talked to Jamie about how his body needs sleep so it doesn’t get [...]

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Sleep- quick follow up

I’m in a rush and will respond to commentors later, but I realized that me saying that my bedtime strategy has been “whatever” works has come across as not having a routine, which couldn’t be farther from the truth. I just meant that the end part of the routine has changed as Jamie’s needs have [...]

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Tearing my hair out

It’s 10:40 and Jamie’s been asleep for 20 minutes. Granted, we had visitors tonight and we started our routine about 40 minutes later than usual. But 10 f’ing 20?
I’m considering asking if he can skip the nap at daycare. I was talking to one of his teachers last week and she said they’d be willing [...]

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Long lunches and short bedtimes

I’ve never been disappointed when I’ve met an internet friend in real life, and today was no exception. I met the lovely Dawn for lunch today, and two and a half hours I sheepishly skulked back to my office, relieved that I had no other appointments to attend to that day. I was going over [...]

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It’s just a shadow

We’ve been talking a lot about scary things these days. Jamie’s imagination has taken on a life of its own, to the point that we can’t watch Little Einsteins at bedtime any more because the wee little moments of suspense are just too scary. That’s easily fixed, we’ve just switched to Wonder Pets. There’s one [...]

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UP and DOWN

Jamie’s favorite new concept. Although this morning he was thrilled to tell me the toaster was EMPTY!
On the one hand, we’ve had a miracle here. After four days of horrific bedtimes (kicking, scratching, pulling hair, fun!), Friday night with no warning (bad, bad mom that I am) I turned off the lights, gave Jamie a [...]

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Back to basics

Tonight I relived Jamie’s baby days as I sat on the couch in the dark, long past his bedtime, and nursed him into a deep, deep slumber by the light of the almost mute tv. It was either that or spend another night frustrated and pissed off and guilty for being pissed at my poor, [...]

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New topic, please?

Ok, I’ve been putting off the final, last, I-really-mean-it-this-time, post about nightweaning. Because I’m really tired of talking about sleep. But, in case our struggles might help someone else, I guess I’d better end the story. Jamie – nightweaned? Check. Jamie – sleeps through the night? Eh, usually.
For us in the end it all hinged [...]

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