Time is getting away from me ( and the blog ) so here is a quick summary of our goings-on so it all gets documented.
Zoe is getting into a sitting position on her own now! Yeah. She did it for the first time on Thursday, and now she does it all the time. Still no crawling, but she sits up, gets into a crawl position and then reaches until she lays down a bit further than before. She does sort of drag herself a little, too. Our new problem is that getting her to sleep (already difficult) is even more difficult now that she can sit up in her crib.
We recently started letting her cry it out in her crib. Don't flame me too badly, please. It became obvious she was manipulating us, and no one was sleeping, so we decided to try it about a week ago. The first night, she cried for a very, very long time. The next night was half that. Next night, 20 minutes. Then 9, then 4...then she learned to sit up. Now I go back in a little after she's been crying for awhile and started to get good and tired. I lay her back down and then quickly leave the room, hoping she stays down. Currently she is still awake in her crib. She's sitting up, not crying, but sort of swaying side to side. (We have a video monitor) I'm not sure what to do, really. If I lay her back down, the crying will start all over again. If I let her stay sitting up, will she eventually fall over, or lay herself back down? This parenting thing is tricky. I wish there were definitive answers.
I'm back to work now. There hasn't been much mail, so I've been able to get Zoe early in the day. She has almost no reaction at drop off or pick up. I get a small smile of recognition and that's about it. She falls asleep almost as soon as we get home, and her naps seem to be longer. I think day care really wears her out.
And finally, Jeff started his new job today. I'm ecstatic that he finally left his old job where he was really unhappy. The new one is very promising.
That's it for now. Thanks for stopping by. :-)
10 comments:
My son used to fall asleep sitting up. He looked like he was doing yoga :) We would go in after he was asleep and lay him down. Wait till you see how different bedtime gets when she can pull herself to a standing position...
Hey! So good to hear from you :) Our DD had to go through some of what you are talking about and she to convince us to let her daughter "cry" a bit before she would take a nap or go to sleep when staying over. Oh how we wanted to go get her but you know when to go and when to not go after a while. You're a mom. You know what I mean. Hang in there! You're doing great.
Best wishes to DH's new job!!!
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I bet daycare wears her out. All that playing and having fun with her new friends must be exhausting.
If the letting her cry it out method works for you, then go for it. Everybody in the house needs to get their sleep.
Congratulations Jeff!
Best wishes,
Micha
Orlando, FL
So good seeing on Friday. Congrats on all the accomplishments. New Job, Day Care, Sleep - things are rolling... why not buy a lottery ticket?
Hugs
I think you are doing just fine letting her cry it out. That's what I did with Bri. I think in time, Zoe will eventually get tired and just lay herself back down when she is sitting up. Hopefully!
Yeah to Jeff's new job! I know he really disliked the other one!
It's wonderful that Zoe is sitting by herself now! And I think you're doing the right thing, letting her cry it out. You're both doing a great job with her!
Congrats to Jeff on the new job!!! I heard a rumor that you were coming to the country soon - hope it's true!!!
aaah, you know what might work for you...Ferberizing. It's not for everyone, but when I was doing sleep consults with clients this was very helpful.
What somepeople dont realize is that crying(not wailing) can be the mechanism that actually 'helps' children get to sleep, like reading for adults(sorry for the lame analogy)
now, if she is sitting up and cannot get back to a lying down position and that is causing the 'grief' you might want to try the 'put down' method coined by the baby whisperer Tracy Hogg, lots of good ideas out there, you just have to find the oe that suits your family.
p.s. SLEEP is a learned skill, it's our job to teach our kids healthy sleep habits. WE have to give them the tools. Sounds like you are doing all the right stuff.
Hayley
p.s. Paisley has PT too, her gross motor was behind but she started crawling a little while ago and is now well on her way to beginning walking!(she walks with a musical walker thingy)...our cure...90% of her day is spent on the floor!
You know my sentiments about "ferberizing".
I agree with Hayley... sleep must be learned. It's not an easy feat. Also, Dr. Ferber has recently revised his view on this method of putting children to bed and letting them cry it out.
Neither here nor there... just my 2cents. I'm just glad y'all are getting some rest.
Congrats to Jeff on the new job!!
Glenn wants more pictures of Zoe - every time I check this blog he says, "There's Zoe!" and he only saw her once!!
Dare once fell asleep standing up! He hooked his arms over the rail of the crib and when his legs gave out ~ caught himself with his hooked arms and kind of "hung" there but his feet were firmly on the ground, knees a little bend, head resting on the rail. I was amazed. I just stood there listening to him snore and wondering how long before he collasped. Finally (after WaWa also came in to witness this feat) we coaxed him to lay down ~ Dare never woke up. He just let us move him into a sleeping position. I wish we had it on film.
We also have the almost nightly "butt in air" position. His bum is about 6 inches off the ground at times. It looks awkward with his knees bend under him ~ think "downward facing dog" in yoga ~ his arms tucked under and his neck turned fully to one side.
But this is how he likes to sleep. Heck I even sleep sitting up, cross-legged sometimes! So I know it's ok to do and well...he just seems more like my child for doing it!
Don't worry. She's just fine.
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