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Post by akwild on Nov 27, 2018 13:14:02 GMT -6
P is 2 months today. She also slept from 11:30-:4:50 her longest stretch of sleep yet! She is currently demanding more food even though she just finished a bottle... our plans for today is 2 month well check and shots. Hopefully it all goes well.
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Post by brenna on Nov 27, 2018 23:26:24 GMT -6
The last nap of the day always is so hard, especially with dd1 always yelling and throwing tantrums. Dd2 didn't sleep for her last nap so she was awake from 3:45-6:30. She fell asleep so quickly though for bed so I was thinking hmm maybe it wasn't so bad. Then I left for a massage and I guess DH had to put her back to sleep about every 5 minutes while I was gone. It's very frustrating to get her to stay asleep at bedtime!
On a positive note she took a three hour nap in her crib today! ☺️
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Post by teambrink on Nov 28, 2018 6:33:31 GMT -6
Since I've been in and out this may have been discussed somewhere before, but what is "Santa" getting for your babies? I have a three year old and made a matching Santa sack for DD2, but have no clue what to put in it or her stocking for that matter. We do the want, need, wear, read gifts from us and I have that covered.
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Post by pixiepink24 on Nov 28, 2018 7:28:22 GMT -6
teambrinkI posted about Christmas gifts a few days back. I'm still working it out but I think for stocking I may do socks, bath soap, diaper cream and baby toothbrush. Stuff like that. I really would prefer to just get stuff he can use now and for the next two months. Some of the older stuff, I can get for Easter.
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Post by akwild on Nov 28, 2018 12:20:54 GMT -6
I don’t know if it was the shots or my kid is finally understanding the great joy that is sleeping but P slept from 9-4:30! I still woke for a minute at midnight because apparently my body is used to that wake up time but SLEEP!
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Post by brenna on Nov 29, 2018 10:49:55 GMT -6
I have a three month old! These big smiles were when I was asking her if she wanted food haha
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Post by tbirdlove on Nov 29, 2018 10:55:16 GMT -6
I'm also lost on Christmas gifts. I don't feel like either of the kids really need anything, and I so don't want more toys and random crap in my house!
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Post by brenna on Nov 29, 2018 13:47:29 GMT -6
I'm also lost on Christmas gifts. I don't feel like either of the kids really need anything, and I so don't want more toys and random crap in my house! we don't really do gifts. I will get dd1 a few books maybe and that will be it. Both dh's and my families don't really do presents which we love. No unnecessary stress about what to get, who to buy for, etc. When dds get older I'm sure we will do a little more but right now they don't need or want much.
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Post by tbirdlove on Nov 29, 2018 13:54:09 GMT -6
I'm also lost on Christmas gifts. I don't feel like either of the kids really need anything, and I so don't want more toys and random crap in my house! we don't really do gifts. I will get dd1 a few books maybe and that will be it. Both dh's and my families don't really do presents which we love. No unnecessary stress about what to get, who to buy for, etc. When dds get older I'm sure we will do a little more but right now they don't need or want much. Yes! I don't want to do gifts either! In the past we just wrapped things DS needed - like his convertible car seat. But neither of them really need anything. I'm trying to think of "experience" gifts to tell the grandparents. Probably renew one of our memberships that recently expired or something.
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Post by Nymeria on Nov 29, 2018 18:18:56 GMT -6
The gift part of Christmas always stressed me out. I've gotten most people to agree to no more gifts and it makes the season so much more enjoyable for me.
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Post by tbirdlove on Nov 29, 2018 18:42:22 GMT -6
The gift part of Christmas always stressed me out. I've gotten most people to agree to no more gifts and it makes the season so much more enjoyable for me. Happily, my sisters agreed not to do gifts for all of the kids this year. They're always the stressful ones, so I'm glad not to have to shop for them this year.
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Post by brenna on Nov 29, 2018 23:03:11 GMT -6
I HATE BEDTIME.
Rant ahead: we've spent three hours trying to get both girls to sleep. Dd1 keeps getting out of bed and coming out of her room and I think we should try the super nanny approach of no engagement just put her back to bed, but DH thinks we should go in and talk to her, cuddle, etc. Dd2 just fucking hates to stay asleep for bedtime and wakes up every 5 minutes. This might be flameful but I cannot wait to sleep train. Pretty much right when both girls are solidly asleep I go to bed because I'm so exhausted so DH and I literally have no time at night to relax and hang out together and I feel like it's starting to negatively affect our relationship 😥
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Post by tbirdlove on Nov 30, 2018 3:48:24 GMT -6
Hugs brenna. I hear you. I'd say forget about crib bedtime for DD2 for a bit and focus on conquering the issue with DD1 getting out of her bed first. And I agree with you that engaging her and giving her more cuddles every time is just going to make her keep getting up! I don't know what the 'right' answer is there, but I'd think there needs to be some kind a of cutoff point if YH insists on going back in there. This is all just a phase. This is all just a phase. This is all just a phase!! I need to remind myself of this frequently 😉
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Post by pixiepink24 on Nov 30, 2018 7:49:32 GMT -6
Hugs brennaYeah, I wouldn't go in and give positive reinforcement. When I sleep trained my 3 year old (earlier this year 😩), I would only walk her back to her bed quietly and say "I love you, goodnight" everytime. Eventually she gave up. She still comes out sometimes but it's not a game for her anymore. She goes right back to her bed when I don't engage or let it get to me. The first three days of doing that was rough. Like an hour and a half straight of just walking her back to her room and her crying. But it DID get better!!! Maybe focus on her first and baby routine second? I'm sorry that your relationship is feeling like it's being effected. I have no advice on that except for the fact that I assume that everyone deals with time issues when you have a newborn And a toddler? But the good news is, everything changes and you will get into a routine that works for you guys.
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Post by brenna on Nov 30, 2018 12:20:14 GMT -6
So we've been up since 3 am with dd1's shenanigans and roaming around the house. DH decided that talking to her and trying to reason with her does not work. I think we might even try gating her room for awhile so that she can't get into trouble in the middle of the night. We just had to buy a security system and another lock for our front door because DD had figured out how to unlock every door in our house and it terrifies me that she could get out in the middle of the night 😮
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Post by tbirdlove on Nov 30, 2018 13:33:38 GMT -6
So we've been up since 3 am with dd1's shenanigans and roaming around the house. DH decided that talking to her and trying to reason with her does not work. I think we might even try gating her room for awhile so that she can't get into trouble in the middle of the night. We just had to buy a security system and another lock for our front door because DD had figured out how to unlock every door in our house and it terrifies me that she could get out in the middle of the night 😮 Oh gosh - that would scare me too.
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Post by akwild on Nov 30, 2018 15:42:37 GMT -6
brenna that’s scary! When we moved M out of her crib at 2ish we baby gated her in her bedroom for a long time. I just didn’t feel comfortable with being able to leave her room. Now she comes straight to our room when she wakes up. We only had the one good night of sleep. P has been awake each night until nearly midnight. I crawled into her crib last night because she was only happy laying next to me. I was so exhausted it seemed like the easiest thing so I didn’t have to move her when she fell asleep.
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