So I finally went to bed around 1:20 - I could barely keep my eyes open and I was so frustrated. I woke JR up and he took the next shift with Landry. He said he was up for about 45 minutes. He said he tried everything under the sun and finally decided to swaddle her and let her cry! He swaddled her and just walked around with her while she screamed and tried to free her arms and about 3 and a half minutes later she was asleep. We really dont swaddle her very often and about 3 weeks ago she seemed to not like it, so I stopped doing it completely. THe thing is that I dont want her to rely on any one thing...I dont want to set up a habit that I have to break later...but this little princess is stubborn! Just like her dad and brother! LOL Anyway, she slept from 2 until 6:30, but luckily I was able to get some sleep. Poor JR, he also slept from 2 - 6:30, but he also got an hour before I woke him up...still 5 1/2 hours just isn't enough. I would love to say that we will go to bed early tonight to make up for it, but I know that wont happen. So maybe I will let him get extra sleep this weekend! I hate to walk around with her, or rock her, I would like for her to find her own way to go to sleep...again I dont want to start any of these habits! JR asked me last night if she was too young to "cry it out" I said yes...I am not ready for that yet, but I am running out of options! Tonight I will try the binky I guess....I am really at a loss. She has absolutely no problem going down during the day...in fact she can fall asleep anywhere...her crib, my arms, her swing, the sling....virtually anywhere, with no assistance, but something changes in her at night!
Logan is doing great...but - he has a hard time being quiet. He can sometimes be very loud which is a problem when he is yelling right next to Landry. We certainly dont keep it quiet around the house during the day, which is something else I have thought of (maybe it is too quiet at night when she is going down for bed time?) But he can yell and wake her up...at night it is the other way around...Logan goes to sleep in his own bed, then Landry wakes him up with her screaming and he goes and gets in bed with JR! Ughhhh...It is becoming a pain....literally, I have a crick in my neck!
So I am working hard to keep Landry awake today...I thought back on when Logan was an infant and I remember him going through this same crying thing, except that his started at 4:30 and lasted until about 6:30. I dont mind the crying, I know sometimes we just need to cry but I wish Landry would pick a different time of day to do it!
Logan is now addicted to cereal!!! He eats 2- 4 bowls every morning, we got him cheerios because we didn't want him to get all sugared up! Ha. It really is insane how much he likes it! My biggest issue is that I dont want him eating cereal all day...I would like him to eat other foods, but at the same time I want him to eat! He still eats a good dinner so I am not too worried about it, but he usually skimps on lunch...then again he eats a lot of cereal at around 10:15 so by 1:00 he probably is still full! I dont know if I am doing the right thing or not...I guess that is the hardest part of being a mom....Am I doing it right? I question myself all the time. I know that I have done the best that I can though and I guess as long as I can say that, then I am doing it right!
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