Tonight after dinner, about 5:10, MT was leaning on the couch with her head and neck on the couch and her feet stretched out on the floor in front of her. She looked at me and said "I can't even stand up" I said "do you want to go lay down in your bed so you don't have to stand up"? She popped her head off the couch and said "can I watch a movie in my bed?" (she has a portable DVD player that she can watch movies on if she lays down early enough). I told her sure and she took off at a dead run for the bathroom. No fighting or fussing at all. By 6 she was sound asleep!
I think just maybe decorating the Christmas tree and going to the pool wore her out!
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Sunday, November 29, 2009
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Go to your room
Now, when I say that to The Boy, he can actually go to his own space. When I pregnant, I mae the worst statement a potential parent could make. I said "no kid of mine will ever sleep with me" Those of you that know me know how well that worked out. When he was born, I fought and fought to get him in his crib. I spent hours rocking, nursing and walking until he was asleep in his crib. Then, at 6 weeks old, he got RSV and ended up spending a night in the hospital. When he came home, he was still on all kinds of breathing treatments and was having trouble sleeping. We brought him in to our room so that I could monitor his breathing through the night because that was when he had the most trouble. He would sleep draped over my hip so that he could remain upright and maintain normal breathing. By the time he was better, he was 10 weeks old and I was going back to work. I spent weeks fighting with him and sleeping on an uncomfortable twin mattress in his bedroom, trying to get him back in his crib. Eventually, I gave in and just brought him back to my bed because at least it was comfortable in there. I was exhausted and I couldn't do it anymore. He slept with us until we moved into this house and we set up the second bedroom for him. I chose not to move him right away because of the stress of the move and all that. About the time I was planning to move him, RF changed jobs and started working nights and weekends, which made it really hard for him to share a room with me, because I was still keeping normal hours. I got him a big bed for the second bedroom and moved TB's bed into my room. He wanted nothing to do with sleeping in it and since it was just me and him, it wasn't as uncomfortable so I didn't push the issue.
Then I got PG with Ms Thang and decided it was time to start pushing the issue. He really wanted nothing to do with it and when MT was born, we found she slept better alone so she started sleeping in TB's bed. By the time he was 4, I decided that he simply had to sleep in his own bed and we moved the bunk beds in so MT could have the bottom and TB could have the top. He didn't like it but he eventually got used to it and has been happily sharing a room with us since then. That works well for all involved because RF still works odd hours and can't share a room with anyone else and we only have 2 bedrooms. All of a sudden, the other day he says to me "Mom, all my friends have their own rooms, I need my own room too" I told him that we didn't have room, but that in the next year we would be moving to somewhere that has more bedrooms and then he could have his own bedroom. Then I got to thinking. If I got rid of some stuff (which I was intending to do anyway) I could move things around in the dining room and block part of it off and put his bed there. It isn't a room but more of a "sleeping nook". Regardless, it is his own space and it is seperate from other people and it will work for the time being.
I measured it all up and the bed will fit in the little alcove where my desk was, minus the foot board piece. It is about 6 inches too long so I have to take that piece off but otherwise it is perfect. So today, I spent the day sorting and cleaning the stuff I'm getting rid off Then I drug it all up on to the porch to be taken to Looseyfur's for the playgroup swap in Oct (I'm taking it this week, but the swap isn't until Oct). Then I unloaded my desk and file cabinet, hauled it all across the room to where the toys used to be and set it all back up again. Tomorrow, I have to go the fabric store and buy the AWESOME Darth Vader fleece we saw to make him a privacy curtain, while RF goes to the hardware store to get a dowel rod to hang the curtain on. My mom is going to sew the curtain and then I'm going to set toy shelves in front of it so no one accidently pulls it down.
I've also been spending some time looking on the internet for noise machinces since the dining room and the living are all connected and I sit in the living room to watch TV at night. I looked at a "white noise" cd and some Star Wars CD players for him, but I think we will just get the machine and not mess with the CD. I've also been looking for night lights and lamps. He needs a night light because he has never slept without one and he needs a lamp because the way we have to mount the curtain puts the ceiling light in the room outside it. It would make for a dark room if I didn't get a lamp. Finally, I have to call MIL and have her ask FIL to bring in MT's bunk bed that they have been storing at their house since we didn't have room for it. Now, TB will take his fire truck bed (although he won't get to have the firetruck cover on the bed since it won't fit without the footboard that we have to take off) and MT will have the original bunk beds that we bought for TB when we first moved here. They are nice, heavy solid oak and really pretty.
So, while I can't yet tell him to go to his room, in the next week I will be able to and he will be able to!
Then I got PG with Ms Thang and decided it was time to start pushing the issue. He really wanted nothing to do with it and when MT was born, we found she slept better alone so she started sleeping in TB's bed. By the time he was 4, I decided that he simply had to sleep in his own bed and we moved the bunk beds in so MT could have the bottom and TB could have the top. He didn't like it but he eventually got used to it and has been happily sharing a room with us since then. That works well for all involved because RF still works odd hours and can't share a room with anyone else and we only have 2 bedrooms. All of a sudden, the other day he says to me "Mom, all my friends have their own rooms, I need my own room too" I told him that we didn't have room, but that in the next year we would be moving to somewhere that has more bedrooms and then he could have his own bedroom. Then I got to thinking. If I got rid of some stuff (which I was intending to do anyway) I could move things around in the dining room and block part of it off and put his bed there. It isn't a room but more of a "sleeping nook". Regardless, it is his own space and it is seperate from other people and it will work for the time being.
I measured it all up and the bed will fit in the little alcove where my desk was, minus the foot board piece. It is about 6 inches too long so I have to take that piece off but otherwise it is perfect. So today, I spent the day sorting and cleaning the stuff I'm getting rid off Then I drug it all up on to the porch to be taken to Looseyfur's for the playgroup swap in Oct (I'm taking it this week, but the swap isn't until Oct). Then I unloaded my desk and file cabinet, hauled it all across the room to where the toys used to be and set it all back up again. Tomorrow, I have to go the fabric store and buy the AWESOME Darth Vader fleece we saw to make him a privacy curtain, while RF goes to the hardware store to get a dowel rod to hang the curtain on. My mom is going to sew the curtain and then I'm going to set toy shelves in front of it so no one accidently pulls it down.
I've also been spending some time looking on the internet for noise machinces since the dining room and the living are all connected and I sit in the living room to watch TV at night. I looked at a "white noise" cd and some Star Wars CD players for him, but I think we will just get the machine and not mess with the CD. I've also been looking for night lights and lamps. He needs a night light because he has never slept without one and he needs a lamp because the way we have to mount the curtain puts the ceiling light in the room outside it. It would make for a dark room if I didn't get a lamp. Finally, I have to call MIL and have her ask FIL to bring in MT's bunk bed that they have been storing at their house since we didn't have room for it. Now, TB will take his fire truck bed (although he won't get to have the firetruck cover on the bed since it won't fit without the footboard that we have to take off) and MT will have the original bunk beds that we bought for TB when we first moved here. They are nice, heavy solid oak and really pretty.
So, while I can't yet tell him to go to his room, in the next week I will be able to and he will be able to!
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Bits and pieces
Thanks to Quigs and Looseyfur I have slightly expanded my eating habits. At the garden, I called dibs on the tomatoes and Loosey told me I could have them if she could have the green beans. Since I don't like green beans I was ok with that. Then while we were sitting there, Loosey took one of the beans and ate it. I was fascinated. She didn't cook it, she didn't even wash it. That was madness! Because I was so intrigued, I had to try one and miracle of miracles, I really liked it. This is actually not that big of a surprise because I eat lots of raw veggies that I wouldn't touch cooked (broccoli and spinach come to mind). Because our garden is tiny and couldn't support what is shaping up to be a habit, I decided to pick some fresh green beans from the farmers market. I had planned to just eat them plain but decided to cut them up in my salad tonight and they were tasty.
For many years, I have had glasses that I'm supposed to wear while on the computer. They are bifocal because I don't have sight issues aside from reading on the computer. At my office job, I wore them because I was on the computer all day every day. I found that they were kind of a pain because I spent a lot of time looking at that middle distance and looking through the bifocals made my head hurt worse than not wearing them. For the last three weeks, I've had a headache every single day. I thought for awhile that it was caffiene withdrawl but drinking more tea didn't seem to be helping. Yesterday, I remembered the glasses and thought "what the heck, the worst that could happen is my headache doesn't go away" I put them on and less than an hour later, my headache was gone. Everytime I've been on the computer for the last 2 days, I've worn them and my head hasn't hurt at all. Obviously, I need them again so I will do my best to wear them. I do find looking at the kids a bit difficult because they are right in the bifocal but too far away so they are fuzzy.
Have you seen the walmart commercial for back to school? The one that says "I can't go to school with her, but I can give her what she needs to feel good about herself". And the girl is trying to sit with some of the other girls and they are all complementing her on her top. Every time I see it, I want to gag! Can you say shallow and vain, if wearing the "right" shirt is what makes her feel good about herself? What about her own self worth? Her intelligence? Her personallity? Obviously none of that matters, as long as you are wearing the right top :(
RF is out with papaQuigs and Missy's hubby getting their nerd on. I have to agree with Quigs that every girl should marry a nerd. They work a lot harder and cause little strife. He may spend hours in front of a video game, but at least I know where he is at. He may go out with his friends but I never wonder where they are or what they are doing. I know they are all too shy/nerdy to be out trying to pick up other women (if any of them even had that desire), they aren't getting wasted, etc. Being married to a nerd is a good thing LOL
MT finally got the hang of swimming several feet at a time. She can't quite get lifting herself out of the water to take a breath but she is so close. She jumps in in the 5 foot, pushes off the bottom and swimms 6-8 feet to me, where I lift her out of the water. It won't be long before she figures out the breathing (or, at the rate she is going, grows gills LOL) and is FINALLY able to go off the diving board.
I'm pleased to announce that TB has started making some different friends this year. There is a boy from his class last year that he has been playing with at recess and another boy that he has been sitting with at lunch. After school, he has found a couple boys who are a grade older that he plays with, although he does still occasionally chat with B and J. So far, so good and I couldn't be happier!
I have yet to get the hang of this stupid early schedule. I am staying up outrageousely late and barely dragging myself out of bed in the morning. Speaking of which, I'm headed to bed so I can read for a bit and still be asleep by 10, which is a little late, since I have to get up at 6 but not as bad as midnight (last night's bedtime)
For many years, I have had glasses that I'm supposed to wear while on the computer. They are bifocal because I don't have sight issues aside from reading on the computer. At my office job, I wore them because I was on the computer all day every day. I found that they were kind of a pain because I spent a lot of time looking at that middle distance and looking through the bifocals made my head hurt worse than not wearing them. For the last three weeks, I've had a headache every single day. I thought for awhile that it was caffiene withdrawl but drinking more tea didn't seem to be helping. Yesterday, I remembered the glasses and thought "what the heck, the worst that could happen is my headache doesn't go away" I put them on and less than an hour later, my headache was gone. Everytime I've been on the computer for the last 2 days, I've worn them and my head hasn't hurt at all. Obviously, I need them again so I will do my best to wear them. I do find looking at the kids a bit difficult because they are right in the bifocal but too far away so they are fuzzy.
Have you seen the walmart commercial for back to school? The one that says "I can't go to school with her, but I can give her what she needs to feel good about herself". And the girl is trying to sit with some of the other girls and they are all complementing her on her top. Every time I see it, I want to gag! Can you say shallow and vain, if wearing the "right" shirt is what makes her feel good about herself? What about her own self worth? Her intelligence? Her personallity? Obviously none of that matters, as long as you are wearing the right top :(
RF is out with papaQuigs and Missy's hubby getting their nerd on. I have to agree with Quigs that every girl should marry a nerd. They work a lot harder and cause little strife. He may spend hours in front of a video game, but at least I know where he is at. He may go out with his friends but I never wonder where they are or what they are doing. I know they are all too shy/nerdy to be out trying to pick up other women (if any of them even had that desire), they aren't getting wasted, etc. Being married to a nerd is a good thing LOL
MT finally got the hang of swimming several feet at a time. She can't quite get lifting herself out of the water to take a breath but she is so close. She jumps in in the 5 foot, pushes off the bottom and swimms 6-8 feet to me, where I lift her out of the water. It won't be long before she figures out the breathing (or, at the rate she is going, grows gills LOL) and is FINALLY able to go off the diving board.
I'm pleased to announce that TB has started making some different friends this year. There is a boy from his class last year that he has been playing with at recess and another boy that he has been sitting with at lunch. After school, he has found a couple boys who are a grade older that he plays with, although he does still occasionally chat with B and J. So far, so good and I couldn't be happier!
I have yet to get the hang of this stupid early schedule. I am staying up outrageousely late and barely dragging myself out of bed in the morning. Speaking of which, I'm headed to bed so I can read for a bit and still be asleep by 10, which is a little late, since I have to get up at 6 but not as bad as midnight (last night's bedtime)
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
PS
Is 9pm way too early to go to bed on a Tuesday night? Is it more or less lame than laying on the couch and falling asleep at 6:30 on a Saturday night? Either way, I'm going to finish my show (started watching One Tree Hill on dvd from the library), read my book a little and then hit the hay.
Lame
Lame
Sunday, March 9, 2008
The things they say
This is something my crunchier friends will appreciate. The kids have bunk beds in my room. A few months ago, C started asking about sleeping in his own room, which we were trying to figure out how to arrange, since we only have 2 bedrooms. A week or so into this process, he came to me and told me that he didn't really want his own room so nevermind. Ok, no biggie sometime in the next year or so, we are planning to move to a bigger house, where he will have his own room.
So then the other night, Lizzie was talking about something and the topic of seperate rooms came up. I asked her when she thought she would sleep in her own room and she said "uh, maybe May" (she will be three in May) and I told her that was ok. Then I asked C when he thought he would sleep in his own room and he said "when I'm 18". "18?"I replied, "Don't you think that is a little old to be sleeping in the same room as your mom" "well no, not really, but that is when I want my own room" :)
So then the other night, Lizzie was talking about something and the topic of seperate rooms came up. I asked her when she thought she would sleep in her own room and she said "uh, maybe May" (she will be three in May) and I told her that was ok. Then I asked C when he thought he would sleep in his own room and he said "when I'm 18". "18?"I replied, "Don't you think that is a little old to be sleeping in the same room as your mom" "well no, not really, but that is when I want my own room" :)
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